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A Darker Shade Of Red

By James Laube
Posted: Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Time was, red wines from California's Edna Valley--south of San Luis Obispo--were typically light in color, seemingly more anemic than healthy. I still remember my first impressions of early 1980s Pinot.....

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