{"id":9795,"date":"2023-11-18T06:45:35","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T17:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=9795"},"modified":"2023-11-18T06:45:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T17:45:35","slug":"laithwaites-spring-box-of-goodies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=9795","title":{"rendered":"Laithwaites Spring box of goodies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9795\" class=\"elementor elementor-9795\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c93ad0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c93ad0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-703c3b4\" data-id=\"703c3b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e023793 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e023793\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With thoughts starting to turn towards Summer and what you\u2019ll be getting in for the Christmas holidays &#8211; a timely drop of wines arrived from my friends at Laithwaites this week. Another mixed box &#8211; and as usual it is a variety of wine styles, and I don\u2019t ever know what I\u2019m getting until I open the box!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7c683f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7c683f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-467f70d\" data-id=\"467f70d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8704ad0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8704ad0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/La-balade-de-JMS-Chardy-1024x654.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9798\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/La-balade-de-JMS-Chardy-1024x654.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/La-balade-de-JMS-Chardy-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/La-balade-de-JMS-Chardy-768x491.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/La-balade-de-JMS-Chardy-1536x981.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/La-balade-de-JMS-Chardy.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0c40a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0c40a0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-812febc\" data-id=\"812febc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4033ce3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4033ce3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>La Balade de JMS Chardonnay 2021<\/b><\/p><p>Made in the traditions of the \u2018Flying Winemakers\u2019 of the 90\u2019s who came to France from Australia and brought New World winemaking to old world grapes. I like this collision of styles &#8211; it has plenty of oak and full malolactic fermentation, but stays just this side of being \u201cblowsy\u201d. It is old school, with big, ripe tropical flavours of peach, melon and pineapple, plus vanilla, coconut and honey. Is it \u2018buttery\u2019? I\u2019d say so\u2026 and there\u2019s no harm in that, if that\u2019s your preference. A good persistence to the finish, with some citrus and a touch of minerality. A tricky one to score, as it will be a \u2018love it\u2019 or \u2018loathe it\u2019 wine. I quite like it. <b>92pts<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2c0a30 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2c0a30\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a2d818\" data-id=\"6a2d818\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32f1a9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32f1a9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Chalk-Hill-Europa-Chardy-1024x663.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9799\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Chalk-Hill-Europa-Chardy-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Chalk-Hill-Europa-Chardy-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Chalk-Hill-Europa-Chardy-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Chalk-Hill-Europa-Chardy-1536x995.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Chalk-Hill-Europa-Chardy.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b0dac5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b0dac5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb83b23\" data-id=\"eb83b23\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6263d1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6263d1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Chalk Hill Europa Chardonnay 2022<\/b><\/p><p>A wine from Padthaway &#8211; the Chalk Hill label sports some remarkably good wines, including one of Australia\u2019s best wines (an old-vine Grenache) &#8211; so to see a wine of their\u2019s in the box is a treat. Whilst it is undoubtedly fruit-forward, in an easily-accessible early drinking style; there is much to admire here. Baking spice, cashew nut, grapefruit, lemon peel and white peach on the nose. The palate is really crisp, dry and shows an electric acidity. Elegant, with restrained use of oak and excellent purity and drive through the palate. A thoroughly modern expression of Chardonnay. <b>93pts<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2f0e0b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2f0e0b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-465b6c9\" data-id=\"465b6c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c2479b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c2479b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Trimboli-Pink-Duck-1024x641.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9797\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Trimboli-Pink-Duck-1024x641.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Trimboli-Pink-Duck-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Trimboli-Pink-Duck-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Trimboli-Pink-Duck-1536x961.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Trimboli-Pink-Duck.jpg 1601w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c31d89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c31d89\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f71ff45\" data-id=\"f71ff45\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b013ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b013ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Trimboli Pink Duck Ros\u00e9 2023<\/b><\/p><p>Made from Montepulciano grapes, grown in New South Wales, Australia. A pale coppery pink in the glass. Ripe berries on the nose, with cranberry, grenadine, rhubarb, mandarin and sponge cake aromas. Quite frisky with acidity, and dry into the palate. Plenty of tart cherry, red apple and pomegranate notes bloom as you take a second sip. At the end it is sweeter, with ripeness and texture all through the finish. Nothing too difficult, and would be a crowd pleaser this Christmas. <b>88pts<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45231e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45231e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55ea81c\" data-id=\"55ea81c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2f4e1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f2f4e1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Blak-Stump-22-Shiraz-Durif-1024x645.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9796\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Blak-Stump-22-Shiraz-Durif-1024x645.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Blak-Stump-22-Shiraz-Durif-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Blak-Stump-22-Shiraz-Durif-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Blak-Stump-22-Shiraz-Durif-1536x968.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Blak-Stump-22-Shiraz-Durif.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0f8238 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0f8238\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fffbef0\" data-id=\"fffbef0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1824335 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1824335\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>The Black Stump Durif \/ Shiraz 2022<\/b><\/p><p>A inkily dark red, weighing in at 14.5% alcohol by volume. Made by John Casella in South Eastern Australia. Durif is also known as Petite Sirah in America, and it traditionally makes wines with chracteristics of big tannins and brisk acidity. It has often been used as a blending element to add body and structure to a blend. A perfume of Blackberry, plum, chocolate and black pepper on the nose. Into the palate you\u2019ll find those tannins, but they\u2019re fairly pliant, and the oak also has a gentle touch, not overpowering the juicy fruit. Some liquorice and herbal notes at the finish. <b>92pts<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c49a83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c49a83\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df86823\" data-id=\"df86823\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42a2dc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"42a2dc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Monasterio-Santa-Cruz-1024x646.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9801\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Monasterio-Santa-Cruz-1024x646.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Monasterio-Santa-Cruz-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Monasterio-Santa-Cruz-768x485.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Monasterio-Santa-Cruz-1536x969.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Monasterio-Santa-Cruz.jpg 1545w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf5c761 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf5c761\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-121629d\" data-id=\"121629d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d286db6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d286db6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Monasterio de Santa Cruz Jumilla 2022<\/b><\/p><p>A blend of Monastrell and Tempranillo from Spain\u2019s southern plains. A deep, rich wine of 14.5% alcohol by volume. Blackcurrant, strawberry, cherry and mocha, with a savoury note of pumpkin and salami on the nose. Chunky tannins give an edge of robustness to the silky, smoothness of the texture. A nice heat of spice adds more depth, and the finish is sweetening and silky. A great wine for a summer BBQ with steak. <b>88pts<\/b><\/p><p><b>Quinto do Casal Branco Lobo e Falcao 2021<\/b> (it translates as Wolf and Falcon) comes from a historical property that sits just north of Lisbon in Portugal. Aromas of damson, dark cherry, blackcurrant, eucalypt, mocha, smoked meats and crushed herbs. Smooth and dense, with balanced tannin and acidity, plus that a prickle of granite-like minerality that gave the medicinal, gum note on the nose. A dense, velvet texture to the back of the palate, adding more depth to what is a fairly medium-bodied wine. <b>89pts<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With thoughts starting to turn towards Summer and what you\u2019ll be getting in for the Christmas holidays &#8211; a timely drop of wines arrived from my friends at Laithwaites this &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-writing-about-wine","category-wine-review-by-winefolio"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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