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Wine Details
Price:
$14.25 per bottle
Description:
Red semi sweet blend of Chambourcin and Chencellor grapes. Well integrated soft tannins and some of the complexity of a dry red but without the dryness! This Italian style wine is great with tomato based Italian foods and also with BBQ and spicy foods.
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Varietal Definition
Chambourcin:
A french-american hybrid used to make red wines with fruity flavors and some herbaceousness. Grown in the cooler regions of Eastern U.S. and Canada. Decreasing acreages also found in Europe; due to stringent European Union rules these varieties cannot be blended with traditional varieties.
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Chancellor:
A french-american hybrid with origins in the Rhone Valley of France. Was widely grown and very popular in France where it was used to produce high quality red and rose' wines. Now being replaced by varieties stipulated by E.U. rules. Also grown in the cooler regions of Eastern U.S. and Canada.
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