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The grape varieties that dominate the Gironde also have a long history in other wine regions of the world. Jane Anson looks beyond the borders for a Cabernet reshuffle

Author of Wine Revolution (Quarto 2017), The Club of Nine (Katz Publishing 2016) Angélus (Editions de la Martiniere 2016), Bordeaux Legends (2013 Stewart, Tabori & Chang), Jane Anson is a graduate of the DUAD tasting diploma with the Bordeaux Institute of Oenology and is currently working on the absolutely definitive guide to Bordeaux wines, to be released in Autumn 2019.
The grape varieties that dominate the Gironde also have a long history in other wine regions of the world. Jane Anson looks beyond the borders for a Cabernet reshuffle
Doing things differently has helped the Cabernet Sauvignon of Ridge Vineyards’ Monte Bello stand out – Jane Anson tells the Santa Cruz vineyard’s story and tastes through an astonishing seven decades and 20 vintages