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Wolf Blass, Barossa (South Australia, Australia) "Platinum Label" 2005 ($90, FWE Imports)
This is simply a stunning wine! It's deeply-colored, offers an enticing bouquet, and delivers layered yet seamlessly connected flavors that linger literally for minutes. Made from low yielding, very mature Barossa vines, it exhibits muscle and manner all at once, being plenty powerful but at the same time extremely graceful. Only 200 cases were imported into the US. If you are lucky enough to find a bottle, grab it!
94 - Paul Lukacs
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Wine Courses
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Up to Speed on Wine
WSET - Intermediate
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| News from the Washington Wine Academy
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| We're extremely excited about this week's issue of the Weekly Vine. And we're excited for two reasons.
First, as you can see, we've gotten a makeover.
Second, we're promising improved content. No more events calendars disguised as e-newsletters, though upcoming events remain integral to our organization and our newsletter.
With this issue we're introducing three new features: a Featured Wine, an article about the industry, and a (fun) Top 5 list. We hope our new content will make the Weekly Vine a weekly must read.
We're happy about this new direction for the Weekly Vine and hope you will be as well. Happy reading!
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Upcoming WWA Events: 
Euronet's SPLASH Poolside Party, Washington Plaza Hotel (DC), $10
July 12
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The Origins of Rosé Wine... You've seen it on summer menus, in glasses on a Saturday afternoon, and talked about all over the web. What is this mysterious wine that looks like White Zinfandel but tastes so much better and where does it come from?
Rosé's journey begins when vinters seeking to impart more tannin and color to a red wine remove some of the excess juice early in the winemarking process, a task known as bleeding the vats. This bled juice lacks the color and strength of a red wine.
Once upon a time, not wanting to waste that juice, the vineyard owners would provide it to their fieldhands as wine to accompany their meals. For some vineyards, this was a way to comply with French law, which once required landowners give migrant fruit-pickers a liter of wine for each day they worked in the fields.
Now, vinters have found another use for that first-run juice: To make the popular summertime rosé wine. And, now you know a little more of the story behind this great summer wine!
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 Weekly WWA Events:
Every FRIDAY at the Arlington Cinema 'N Drafthouse - 6:15 p.m.
Every Saturday and Sunday in partnership with Reston Limousine!
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