💫 Sunday Share: Cabernet Sauvignon 💫

In the seventeenth century in southwestern France, an accidental breeding occurred between a red Cabernet Franc grape plant and a white Sauvignon Blanc grape plant and thus was born the most popular grape among American wine drinkers: Cabernet Sauvignon.

Cabernet Sauvignon is a red grape varietal known for its thick, durable skin, and the vine’s resistance to the elements. After the birth of the grape, the Cabernet Sauvignon varietal began to be adopted in parts of France by winemakers searching for more durable plants that were relatively easy to grow, and the grape found its champion in the region of Bordeaux.

It actually wasn’t proven that Cabernet Sauvignon was born from Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc until 1996 by wine researchers at UC Davis.

And a few fun facts:
🌟 It is believed that the word “Sauvignon” comes from the French word, Sauvage, which means “wild”.
🌟 Given that, and the fact that Cabernet Sauvignon can be found growing on every continent except, of course, Antarctica, you might think producing these grapes is a breeze. It is known as a good grape to farm in dry, or even desert conditions such as in Gobi.
🌟 Still, chateaus in China go to great troubles to produce Cabernet Sauvignon, which is one of the most popular wines there. In fact, China is the world’s largest consumer of red wine!
🌟 Cabernet Sauvignon is so popular for good reason. Researchers found that the tannins in Cabernet Sauvignon act as “scrapers” to fats and proteins that collect on your tongue from the foods you eat. Foods like steak and lamb that have higher levels of these proteins pair extremely well with this high-tannin wine.
🌟 Perhaps this is why the most expensive bottle of wine ever sold was in fact a Cabernet Sauvignon! ...

🌟 Sunday Share 🌟
🥃 Barrell Craft Spirits 🥃

Barrell Craft Spirits, based in Louisville, Kentucky, is an independent blender and bottler of unique, aged, cask strength sourced whiskey and rum, recognized for its blending expertise. They design, produce, and launch Spirits with a focus on what people want now and not what has been successful in the past.

Their goal is to select and blend products that explore different distillation methods, barrels and aging environments, and bottle them at cask strength. Every batch is produced as a limited release and has an intentionally distinct flavor profile.

They are progressive in ideas about blending, but traditionalists when it comes to the identity of bourbon. There is never any coloring, flavoring, or water added. Instead, they release all of their limited-edition bourbons totally pure, without chill filtration and at barrel strength to replicate the incredible experience of drinking directly from the cask.

Each batch contains a range of ages and styles to add layers of complexity. The age statement on the front of the bottle always refers to the youngest barrel in the batch. They also tell you everything they can about the provenance of the contents—barring, of course, those few secrets their suppliers make them swear to keep!

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💫 Sunday Share 💫

@untitledartbev works with many artists to deliver their products. Liquid Artists that brew fresh new flavors and create new innovative ideas that stimulate your taste buds. Visual Artists that create the alluring label artwork on the can. Photography Artist to capture the essence of their beverages and they team up with niche breweries for creative collab limited beer releases.

Their Non-Alcoholic beers are all flavor, no alcohol! Whether you are cutting consumption, or miss the taste of beer minus the alcohol, cheers to these Non-Alcohol Beers. These favorite styles have been brewed to fully ferment and finish while filtering out all of the alcohol.

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