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DUNDEE HILLS, Ore., Jan. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Sokol Blosser Winery, founded in 1971 by Bill and Susan Sokol Blosser and now under second-generation leadership, will mark 50 years of growing and making signature Willamette Valley wines in 2021 with a year-long celebration.
Sokol Blosser 2018 Old Vineyard Block Dundee Hills Pinot Noir is all dressed up with a retro-style label, to mark the winery s 50th anniversary in 2021. (PRNewsfoto/Sokol Blosser Winery)
As part of the celebration, Sokol Blosser will revisit its first vintage with a 1970s Flash Sale on Tue., Feb. 2. For one day only, its 2018 Redland Estate Cuvée Pinot Noir will be available on its website for $6.75 per 750 ml bottle – the very same price of the winery s first vintage of Pinot Noir in 1977. (Limit of 12 bottles per person, while supplies last).
Boxing Day is the day for mopping up leftovers from the previous day’s legendary feast while trying to spend a little less time in the kitchen and a little more time on the sofa.
There is no need to open up your most prized wines today, so save any particularly special bottles and concentrate on my collection of smooth sparklers, lighter whites and fruitier reds to give your palate a rest.
Boxing Day is the day for mopping up leftovers from the previous day’s legendary feast. Pictured: Matthew Jukes
Boxing Day Sparkling
NV Roederer Estate Quartet Brut, Anderson Valley, California (left) £23.70, hedonism.co.uk; £25, thewinesociety.com; £29.99, reduced to £22.99 on a Mix Six, Majestic; £25.99, waitrosecellar.com. Made by the famous Louis Roederer Champagne house in California, this is a lovely, slightly richer style of sparkler with a biscuity note over an apple and pear-themed palate. 2018 Tesco finest 1531 Blanquette de Limoux, Languedoc (right), France £
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