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Pastimes : Do You Know a Good Zinfandel?

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To: Tommaso who wrote (41)	1/20/2002 6:49:53 PM
From: Bill Ulrich	of 43

Welcome back a nearly lost wine. Carmenère is making a comeback and any lover of reds (especially Merlot) should add this one with their favourite roast meats and cheeses. It's a softer texture than Merlot, and is accentuated with a more berry-like presence. Short History: The grape dates back to Bordeaux several hundred years ago and was later planted in Chile around 1850. About 17 years later, Phylloxera blight destroyed French production. Whilst Chile had no such problem, their vines came to be mixed, and details were rarely recorded. Recently, French wine experts visiting Chile were examining some Merlot vineyards only to find that they weren't looking at Merlot at all, but the last surviving examples of true Carmenère vines. Santa Maria, from Chile's Maule Valley produces a good one that you should find in better-stocked wine shops at around $6.95/btl.

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