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Cabernet Sauvignon

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Unique Midweek Wines

The wine.

Two selections to get you over the hump.

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Wine for Barbecues and Roasts

The wine.

Selections, pairings, and pop culture quips.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: A Case to Consider Summer

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A Case to Consider: Summer 2015

Twelve great wines you should try.

Wines from Chile, Australia, Spain, and more.

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A Case to Consider: Spring 2015

Twelve great wines you should try.

Wines from Australia, Spain, Portugal, and more.

MONTECRISTO Magazine Spottswoode Wine

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Spottswoode Estate Vineyard and Winery

Spot on.

It’s been 27 years since Beth Novak Milliken returned home to help her mother run the family’s famed Napa Valley wine estate— Spottswoode. Hard work, persistence and fortitude have paid off for the Novak family.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Limestone, Cabernet Sauvignon

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Australia’s Limestone Coast

A region chalk full of cabernet sauvignon.

Limestone is often considered to be the holy grail of vineyard soils. And, like the grail, its presence in soils has been sought out—by viticulturists and winemakers—for a long, long, time. It’s no wonder Australia’s Limestone Coast is paradise for grapevines.

MONTECRISTO: Moving Mountains

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Eduardo Chadwick and Viña Errazuriz

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Mount Aconcagua, the imposing mountain that lends its name to Eduardo Chadwick’s playground, is intimately woven into the legacy of his family’s winery, from its geology and influence on the valley’s climate to its spiritual presence high above the vineyards.

MONTECRISTO: California Cult Classics

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Frank Gigliotti and California Cult Classics

Cult wine.

It is a club, of sorts. California Cult Classics is a full-fledged winemaking facility, complete with oak barrels from France worth $1,400, and some of the rarest, most expensive wine grapes in the world.

MONTECRISTO: Montes Wines

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The Wines of Aurelio Montes

Cabernet: challenge and reward.

Aurelio Montes has built a wine empire of sorts, to put it mildly. He has been making wine in Chile for over three decades, but is also doing things in Argentina, Italy, and, in his latest foray, Napa Valley.