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California
California isn’t just home to big, assertively fruity wines. Cooler regions like Santa Barbara and Edna Valley yield Pinot Noirs in an elegant, Old World style. For Syrah, however, it’s best to look to a warmer climate such as the Dry Creek Valley region. Chardonnays from top California estates can age well for years, and though many producers are making completely unoaked Chardonnays these days,...
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Cabernet Sauvignon
The result of an illicit affair a hundred-odd years ago between Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon today enjoys more worldwide popularity than both of its parents combined. It is the principal grape of Bordeaux, and as such has rightly earned its place among the greatest and most long-lived wines of the Old World; of course, it is also the most heralded grape of California,...
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