December 2004 Issue
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December 2004 Tastings
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Year's Best:
> Values > American Cabernet Sauvignon > 2001 Bordeaux > Champagne > American Sparkling > Germany > Piedmont > American New Releases > Imported New Releases
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> The Douro by Rail
Peter Cobb takes a trip up Portugal's Douro River valley on the original wine train. |
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> Rosé Three Ways
What are the basic styles of rosé Champagne? And is rosé the best Champagne for food? Peter Liem investigates. |
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> The Great Unknowns
Many of Napa's highest-profile cabernet growers - once vineyard designates for some of California's most sought-after reds - are now starting to bottle their own. Patrick J. Comiskey reports. |
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> The Portuguese Resistance
Touriga Nacional creates some of Portugal's greatest wines from rocky soils and blazing heat. Joshua Greene predicts touriga's international future. |
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> Tinta de Toro: the Real Red Bull
Ray Isle heads to Spain's up-and-coming Toro region to get the story behind its powerful reds; with a side trip to neighboring Ribera del Duero. |
