Word: sauvignons
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...leading up to a toast with California Cabernet Sauvignon, Johnson made the first intimation that the meeting should be continued. "We would like to have the opportunity," he said, "to sit down further and discuss aspects of the anti-ballistic missile system, nonproliferation, perhaps some questions arising out of the Middle East situation, and at least the situation in Southeast Asia, as well as questions of mutual interest in Europe and the Western Hemisphere." Later, Kosygin made a firm suggestion for the second session...
...White, Sauvignon Blanc variety: Wente Bros...
...Cabernet Sauvignon...
...passable vin ordinaire, even by French standards, and so is Petri's Viva Vino. For quality wines, the experts stick to the Napa Valley for reds, Livermore for whites and Sonoma for Rhines. Among the leaders: Louis Martini's Zinfandel and Folle Blanche, Inglenook's Cabernet Sauvignon, Wente Brothers' Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Chardonnay, Charles Krug's Camay and Camay Beaujolais. California's sparkling wines, on the other hand, are rarely worth the nose tickling; U.S. champagne is almost exclusively the province of New York State...
With their growing reputation among connoisseurs, U.S. vintners no longer have to advertise their wares as "Burgundy-type domestic" or a "California Chablis." The day has not yet come when Pinot Chardonnay or Cabernet Sauvignon are as well known as Medoc or Bordeaux. But the best measure of U.S. vintners' growing reputation is that their best wines can now hold their own on any wine list, and under their own names...