| Toast the holidays!
Our Holiday 2009 Wine Gazette concentrates on value at every price range. We turn to wines from some of the best known regions of the world as well as some of the newest. From Italy and Spain, two of the three largest wine growing countries in the world, we offer a range of classics from Tuscany and Rioja as well as some of world-class newer whites from Galicia and Venezia.
Though New Zealand is a relatively small wine producer, it makes a major impact in the world’s export markets by having reset the style we’ve come to expect from Sauvignon Blanc, but it is also setting new standards with Chardonnay, Riesling, and especially Pinot Noir.
California’s top wines are truly world-class, so we take a look at some iconic names from the world of Cabernet Sauvignon from both Napa and Sonoma. We also look at three Pinot Noirs from the cool coastal areas that should please Pinot lovers.
Washington state is the second largest wine growing state in the U.S., and its wines are superb. I want to draw your attention to the Long Shadows gift box of wines made by some of the greatest wine makers in the world from Australia to France, from Italy to Napa working with Washington state’s superb fruit.
For the upcoming season, our thoughts are for all to enjoy safe and merry holidays with family and friends.
Cheers!
– Alan Dreeben |
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