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Article: Flora Springs, Sauvignon Blanc "Soliloquy," Napa Valley, 2004, $25.(FOOD)(WINE OF THE WEEK)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- June 28, 2006
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Byline: Paul Lukacs, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Flora Springs, Sauvignon Blanc "Soliloquy," Napa Valley, 2004, $25
Oakville in the Napa Valley is red wine country, famous far and wide for its powerful, long-lived cabernet sauvi-
gnons. So why are the folks at Flora Springs growing sauvignon blanc, a far more delicate white grape, in their Oakville vineyard?
One sip of their 2004 "Soliloquy" provides the answer. This wine is absolutely delicious, one of the very best American renditions of the varietal.
Sauvignon blanc has a checkered record in Napa. Some vintners try to treat it like chardonnay and end up obliterating its ...