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Anyone remotely familiar with this blog knows that Cabernet Sauvignon is not usually the Wine Witch’s first choice.  So it is quite something when I am moved to give a Cab a 5 star rating.   I know there is a large price swing here.  I always try to locate the wine being reviewed in several parts of the country to get an idea and in this case the prices were all over the place.  At either end of the pricing, this is a great buy. 

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Recently received the note below:

“have recently been trolling snooth and corkd and came upon your site i love it and it’s very informative so thank you  my question is regarding vintages and types of wine  i notice that this is a big deal in ratings are their any simple pointers you could give me as a newbie about vintages and cabernets/chardonnays with regard to country and region  it would be much appreciated thanks!  – shamsi”

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Well Australia certainly loves its critters – Yellow Tail, Little Penguin, Black Swan, etc..  Here is the latest addition to the menagerie – Friday Monkey.  My personal theory is that Australians keep the really good stuff at home.  Some marketing genius has determined that Americans are suckers for critters, and therefore they have a distribution channel for their second tier wines.

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Back to back 5 ratings – this is first for the Wine Witch.  I love, love, LOVE this wine.  Torrontes is a white wine from Argentina.  It is a very distinctive wine you are either going to love or hate.  Torrontes is a very aromatic, fresh wine with lots of flavors going on.

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