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d’Arenberg McLaren Vale The Custodian Grenache 2005
Juicy warm fruit and earthy notes in a supple package. Grown, produced and bottled in McLaren Vale 14.5% $14.79 at Bottle Barn d’Arenberg

Torbreck Barossa Valley Woodcutter’s Shiraz 2006
The reductive notes of Northern Rhone Syrah with a core of fruit and some tannic grip. Grown and made in Naramanga 14.5% $17.99 at Traverso’s Torbreck

About RJ

Ray Johnson is the Executive Director of the Wine Business Institute at Sonoma State University. He writes about food and wine, his travels and the business of wine. He makes his home in Sonoma County, California.
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