What’s Behind Cabernet’s Never-Ending Appeal?
White wine may be on the ascent, but the benchmark red is keeping its wine world crown. Plus: Wine country marathons.
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Hi, Top Shelf wine lovers. It’s Elin McCoy again, bringing you the latest on my favorite beverage. This month I’m here to remind you that, even though white wine is booming, the world’s most famous red — cabernet — hasn’t gone away. But first, here’s what I’ve been reading:
Deep February snowdrifts and a brutal windchill factor are behind my current craving for food and wine coziness. That means a long-braised French boeuf en daube, a fork-tender beef stew with mushrooms and herbs. And with it a rich cabernet with layers of warm fruit and a velvety texture that reminds me of the Comfy, the popular wearable hooded blanket that premiered on Shark Tank almost a decade ago.