BATTLE OF THE BOTTLES '96 CABERNET SAUVIGNON SELECTED AS FAIR'S BEST.Byline: Larry Lipson Restaurant Critic The best wine of the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Fair's Wines of the Americas Competition, which was named Friday, might be difficult to find. Announced as Best Wine of the Competition, a 1996 cabernet sauvignon Cab·er·net Sauvignon n. 1. A variety of black grape used to make red wine, notably in Bordeaux and the Napa Valley. 2. A dry red wine made from this grape. [French. from California's Beaulieu Vineyard Beaulieu Vineyard was established in 1900 by Georges de Latour and his wife Fernande when they purchased 4 acres in Rutherford, California. The winery derives its name from the french phrase "Quel beau lieu" which translated to english means "What a beautiful place , Rutherford, titled Clone 6 and priced around $110 a bottle edged out a $12 Amador County, California Amador County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. As of 2005, the population was 38,471. The county seat is Jackson. Amador County bills itself as "The Heart of the Mother Lode" and lies within the Gold Country. , syrah from Montevina Winery and a 1997 Pezzi King Californian reserve zinfandel from Dry Creek Dry Creek may refer to:
But the best deal of the most honored wines picked by the 60 judges from around the globe, who sipped and spat for three days at the Millard Sheets Gallery at Fairplex in Pomona, might be the Best in Class chardonnay, a 1998 Gallo of Sonoma bargain priced at $10 a bottle. There were 2,662 entries from 500 wineries at this year's competition, regarded by many as the most important of the nation's elite county fair wine competitions and often the largest. The Los Angeles County Fair The Los Angeles County Fair (also called simply the L.A. County Fair) is an annual event held in the Fairplex in Pomona, California, held every September. It is a carnival with rides, merchants, food vendors, cooking contests, and livestock. The 2007 L.A. wine competition began in 1935. This year there were two added competitions, one for extra virgin olive oils, which drew 28 entries, and a wine package design competition. Separate judging panels examined the olive oils and wine bottle labels. The public will be able to taste many of the entries (wines and olive oils) and many of the winning wines at a fund-raising event today at the Millard Sheets Gallery. As in previous years, the wines will be available for tasting at the County Fair, Sept. 14 to Oct. 1. For ticket information, call (909) 865-4231 or (909) 865-4233. |
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