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SMAK Wines, Columbia Valley (Washington) Rosé of Pinot Gris 2022

d’Arenberg, McLaren Vale (South Australia) Shiraz / Viognier 2009

Michael Apstein

October 8, 2013

By blending a touch of Viognier with the Shiraz, as in the custom in France’s Côte Rôtie, d’Arenberg has created a more layered wine...

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Freemark Abbey Winery, Napa Valley (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

Rich Cook

October 1, 2013

If you’re like me and prefer your Cabernet in a more restrained and balanced style, there are some fine examples from the 2010 Vintage,...

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Joseph Phelps, Napa Valley (California) 2010

Michael Apstein

October 1, 2013

Insignia, a gloriously suave Bordeaux blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Merlot and Malbec, remains one of Napa Valley’s most acclaimed wines. And with...

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La Farra, Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG (Veneto, Italy) 2012

Michael Franz

October 1, 2013

Finished with evident sweetness but still — surprisingly — soil inflected and mineral-driven, this is a striking wine. The sweetness comes across almost entirely...

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La Farra, a Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG (Veneto, Italy) 2011

Michael Franz

October 1, 2013

This is a reserved, even stately wine that seems quite shy when first poured, but then blossoms with air and warming into something quite...

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Nino Franco, Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG (Veneto, Italy) 2012

Michael Franz

October 1, 2013

I lean pretty strongly toward the dry side of the Prosecco continuum, but this wine is so irresistibly delicious that neither I nor anyone...

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Nino Franco, Vino Spumante (Italy) 2010

Michael Franz

October 1, 2013

This wine is sourced from a single, limestone-rich site in which the vines are trained in cordon fashion and farmed sustainably. The appellation authorities...

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