cabernet

• The smell, predictably, was revolting; Parlabane found it hard to think of descriptive comparisons, but was still sure that if Jilly Goolden got a whiff, she'd be applying it to a new cabernet-blanc varietal within the month. —  Also by Christopher Brookmyre
• In the United States, appellations are less meaningful but they can still bump up prices, whether Napa cabernet or pinot noir from the Russian River Valley. —  The Pour
• Thus, if Napa Valley cabernet is expensive and considered to be of high status, at least part of that status is conferred on the grape. —  The Pour
• Moreover, seeing the success that comes from selling pinot noir, cabernet, chardonnay and other brand-name grapes, most people in the American wine business are not motivated to devote their lifetimes, and perhaps their children's lifetimes, to experimenting with other grapes to determine what grows best where. —  The Pour
• I know a cheap American cabernet will be palatable. —  The Pour

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