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Wine of the Day, No. 600(!)

Wine of the Day, No. 600(!)

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Fredric Koeppel
Jul 09, 2020
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The vines that produced the grapes for the Wente Vineyards "Wetmore Vineyard" Cabernet Sauvignon 2017, Livermore Valley, are descendants or at least cousins of the vines brought to that area east of San Francisco Bay in the 1880s by Charles A. Wetmore. This versatile and controversial gentleman established the Cresta Blanca winery in 1882 with cuttings …

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