He decided to give up wine and heavy meals, because he realized that they were dulling his intellect.

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Nearly all of the Penfolds reds sell out within a few months of release each year, hence that heavy investment in expanding red wine capacity.

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This includes intelligently prepared meals with a heavy emphasis on fish and vegetables and a remarkable wine list.

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This may come as a big surprise since it is not usually thought of as a food wine for any cuisine, especially not the heavy and assorted flavors of Thanksgiving, but I am choosing chardonnay.

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Full disclosure, the wines were not tasted blind, so guests were indeed influenced by the weight of the bottle and the hauteur of the label we all know that heavy bottles and fancy labels tend to make us think the wine is expensive.

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There are certainly exceptions, some notable, but it is more than fair to say in a rather sweeping generalization that California chardonnays are devoted to a rich, fat, buttery style, with a heavy-handed use of oak barrel aging, resulting in a wine best enjoyed on its own or at cocktail parties, usually deep golden in color.

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