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Top rankings for Cabernet Sauvignon
1st
Top grape varieties
the name recognition for
international varieties
of grapes like
Cabernet Sauvignon
and
Chardonnay
is so high that many consumers believe they are either
wine regions
or
brand names
themselves?
the origins of
Cabernet Sauvignon
were likely an accidental
crossing
of
Cabernet franc
and
Sauvignon blanc
?
the well known white
wine
region of
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
also makes red wine from grapes like
Merlot
,
Cabernet Sauvignon
and
Pignolo
?
that
winemakers
in the
Carmignano
region of
Tuscany
have been blending
Cabernet Sauvignon
with
Sangiovese
since the 18th century, long before the emergence of "
Super Tuscans
"?
after placing fifth in the original
Judgment of Paris
wine tasting
, the 1971 Monte Bello
Cabernet Sauvignon
made by
Paul Draper
of
Ridge Vineyards
won the 2006
rematch
?
PlumpJack Winery
was the first
winery
in the
Napa Valley
to use
screwcaps
as a
wine closures
on
Cabernet Sauvignon
wines sold for over
USD
$100 per
bottle
?
Quilceda Creek Vintners
Cabernet Sauvignon
is the first American wine from outside
California
to earn perfect 100-point score reviews from wine critic
Robert M. Parker, Jr.
in
The Wine Advocate
?
Vietnamese winemakers
are trying to cultivate
grapes
such as
Cabernet Sauvignon
on land that till recently was still covered with
landmines
from the
Vietnam War
?
Cabernet Sauvignon
grapes from the
Red Mountain AVA
were used to create the first
US wine
outside of California to receive consecutive perfect scores from
Robert Parker
's
Wine Advocate
?
Facts on topics related to Cabernet Sauvignon
Chardonnay
Chardonnay
grapes are very neutral in flavor with many of the characteristics commonly associated with Chardonnay
wine
being derived from influences like
terroir
and the use of
oak
during
winemaking
?
a
Chardonnay
from the Robert Young Vineyard in the
Alexander Valley AVA
was one of the first premium
vineyard designated wines
in
California history
?
the name recognition for
international varieties
of grapes like
Cabernet Sauvignon
and
Chardonnay
is so high that many consumers believe they are either
wine regions
or
brand names
themselves?
List of wine-producing regions
the
wine
-producing
region
of
Blackwood Valley
is named after the
longest continually flowing river
in
Western Australia
?
Merlot
Canaiolo
was included in the 19th-century
Chianti
recipe to add
fruitiness
and soften the
tannins
of
Sangiovese
, much like
Merlot
's role in
Bordeaux
wine blends?
the well known white
wine
region of
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
also makes red wine from grapes like
Merlot
,
Cabernet Sauvignon
and
Pignolo
?
until recently many
Chilean wines
labeled
Merlot
and
Sauvignon blanc
were really made from
Carménère
and
Sauvignon vert
?
Chilean wine
the
Chilean wine
grape
Pais
is believed to have descended from the "common black grape" that the
Spanish
conquistador
Hernán Cortés
brought to
Mexico
in 1520?
until recently many
Chilean wines
labeled
Merlot
and
Sauvignon blanc
were really made from
Carménère
and
Sauvignon vert
?
Sangiovese
Bettino Ricasoli
(pictured)
, developer of the first "modern"
Chianti
wine recipe based on the
Sangiovese
grape, later became
Italian Prime Minister
?
Canaiolo
was included in the 19th-century
Chianti
recipe to add
fruitiness
and soften the
tannins
of
Sangiovese
, much like
Merlot
's role in
Bordeaux
wine blends?
that
winemakers
in the
Carmignano
region of
Tuscany
have been blending
Cabernet Sauvignon
with
Sangiovese
since the 18th century, long before the emergence of "
Super Tuscans
"?
the translation of
Sangiovese
as the "blood of
Jove
" led to early theories that the grape's origins dated back to
Roman times
?
Nebbiolo
in the 15th century, cutting down a
Nebbiolo
grapevine
in the
Piedmont
region of
La Morra
was punishable by a heavy
fine
,
hanging
, or having your right hand
cut off
?
the white
Piedmont wine
grape
Arneis
is known as "white
Barolo
" because it was traditionally blended with
Nebbiolo
to soften that grape's harsh
tannins
?
Chenin blanc
Arbois
is the only
grape variety
besides
Chenin blanc
permitted in the
Loire Valley wine
of
Vouvray
?
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