They aren't afraid to experiment with new varietal blends, such as shiraz-cabernet sauvignon and semillon-chardonnay.
These are enviable conditions for ripening Cabernet Sauvignon-producing wines with a strong depth of color, good tannic structure, power and suppleness.
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Lighter and more thin-skinned than cabernet sauvignon or merlot, pinot is sensitive to climate and handling.
He comes from the Bordeaux region - famed for its production of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes.
Meerlust, Warwick, Kanonkop, Rustenberg and Vergelegen wine estates are just a handful of producers making world-class red wine based on Cabernet Sauvignon.
In the Western Cape, Cabernet Sauvignon with its dark-blue skins and tightly packed bunches when blended with Cabernet Franc and Merlot, produces wines of exquisite Old World charm.
He said the Cabernet Sauvignon grapes had high levels of resveratrol - which increases levels of "good" cholesterol and slows production of "bad" cholesterol.
And they offer just about anything else one might need, from a card that outlines spots of interest in the panoramic vista (which includes Angel and Alcatraz islands and the glittering San Francisco skyline) to a half-bottle of luscious Clos du Val cabernet sauvignon.
The first is the dominance of big, rich red wines, such as California cabernet sauvignon, with a lack of more subtle or lighter-bodied wines.
The latter is a classic Bordeaux-style blend and their 1, 500-acres of vineyards and olive groves include not only cabernet sauvignon but the other required blending grapes: malbec, merlot, and petit verdot.
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Having been bitten by the wine bug in 2001 after a taste of Thelema Cabernet Sauvignon, Mr. Vanderspuy, who has a deep-rooted history with Stellenbosch, says he recognized that the region's cool, maritime breezes and varied soils had the potential to make great red wine.
Following apartheid, a generation of South Africans were able to travel and with that has come a wave of well-traveled winemakers who, having seen the potential of both Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah overseas, have returned home with a fresh perspective.
So when people arrived at the skyboxes -- or lofts, as they're called there -- they were greeted with Gallo Family Vineyards Sonoma Reserve Chardonnay (2006) and Cabernet Sauvignon (2005).
The French-style home sits on under an acre, onto which is also packed a small cabernet sauvignon grape vineyard, fruit trees, areas for entertaining, a pool and a guest house.
Here comes the next wave in what Bluecoat Gin partner Andrew Auwerda calls "the gourmet-fication of America": talented, local micro-distillers with dreams of doing for bourbon, gin and rum what Robert Mondavi did for Cabernet Sauvignon or the Boston Beer Company's Samuel Adams did for lager.
Under the advisement of Michel Rolland, a Bordeaux-based wine consultant, Grover produces a variety of whites and reds, including sauvignon blanc, viognier, cabernet and shiraz, that are as palatable with a plate of cumin-crusted lamb chops as they are on their own.
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