Episode 137 – A Gloria Ferrer Brut Rosé and Honoring Cabernet Franc Day with a Cabernet Franc from Argentina

In todays episode, Shelley and Phil sip through an amazing Rosé from the latest Cuvée Collective Wine NFT Winery, Gloria Ferrer as well as a Cabernet Franc, Phil’s favorite grape varietal, in honor of Cabernet Franc day on December 4. #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #Cheersing 

Wine Time Fridays Rating System: Phenomenal 💥, Practically Perfect 🤩 , Pleasant 😋, Problematic 🤐, Pleagth (Pitiful and Pathetic)  🤮

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• 2019 Gloria Ferrer Brut Rosé ($43 from the winery) 🤩

• 2018 El Enemigo Cabernet Franc ($30 at Studio 107) 🤩

For more information on the 2019 Gloria Ferrer Brut Rosé, please visit https://www.gloriaferrer.com/premium-sonoma-wines/release/2019-brut-ros-

For more information on the Gloria Ferrer Wine NFT from Cuvée Collective, please visit https://www.cuveecollective.com/marketplace/wine/gloria-ferrer-caves-and-vineyards

For more information on the 2018 El Enemigo Cabernet Franc, please visit http://www.enemigowines.com/our-wines/El-Enemigo-Cabernet-Franc-2018

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A large wooden vat, popular in France’s Rhône Valley, significantly larger than typical oak barrels, often with the capacity to hold more than a thousand liters of wine.

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Mentions: Rotary on the Rocks, Drew Bledsoe, Damon Huard, Doubleback, Bledsoe Family Wine, Passing Time Wine, Cuvée Collective, Studio 107, Sideways, O’ Carpe Diem, Laureen Betts, Festival of Trees, Jocelyn Babcock.

Wines we enjoyed this week:  Klein Constantia Metis Pascal Jolivet Sauvignon Blanc, Familia Torres Salmos, Villota Blanco,Bledsoe Family Wines Elizabeth Chardonnay, Volcanes Reserve Carménère, Mount Peak Gravity, Tenuta Prima Pietra, Monterra Reserve Shiraz and Peju Legacy Collection Sauvignon Blanc.

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