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WBW #34: Washington Cabernet Sauvignon: Ex Libris 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon

It’s Wednesday and I’m drinking wine virtually chosen by another person, so it must be Wine Blogging Wednesday, this time hosted by Catie from the Through the Walla Walla Grape Vine blog. The theme, fittingly enough, is cabernet sauvignon from Washington State, with Catie offering up extra kudos for anyone tasting a Walla Walla wine. Unfortunately, there won’t be any brownie points coming my way. Try as I might, I wasn’t able to find a varietal cabernet sauvignon from Walla Walla. So, I went with this Ex Libris 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon from Columbia Valley ($20). Ex Libris means "from the…

Don’t Forget: Tomorrow is Wine Blogging Wednesday #34

Just a quick reminder to go out and get some Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon for Wine Blogging Wednesday #34. Bonus points if you can find one from Walla Walla. The Walla Walla Wine Woman is hosting this time ’round, so it’s certainly not shock that she wants us to drink wines from her neck of the woods. Even here on Long Island, my options were limited at several local wine shops, but I didn’t resort to Columbia Crest or anything like that. Tune in tomorrow to see what cab I came up with.