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Cabernet Sauvignon: It's Good to Be King

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Cabernet Sauvignon is great on its own, but it's also a blast in blends with other grapes! Cabernet brings everything to the party, EXCEPT:

Cabernet Sauvignon thrives all over the world, but it is not without challenges to grow. Which of these can make Cabernet particularly difficult to cultivate?

Cabernet Sauvignon also makes a great companion to food, but its dry profile and lightly astringent tannins make it a jarring pairing for …

Many grape varieties make wines that have flavors beyond "grapey," but Cabernet Sauvignon in different parts of the world is famously associated with all of these non-fruit flavors, EXCEPT:

Cabernet Sauvignon is the most-planted wine-grape variety in the world as of 2017. In its birthplace, France, however, it does not even crack the top five grapes by acreage.

For many Cabernets, the vintage on sale in 2018 is 2015. In which of these Cabernet-dominant regions was this an outstanding or even classic year?

Some of the world's most famous vineyards are terroirs home primarily to Cabernet Sauvignon. Which of these is not?

What is not a celebrity-Cabernet spotting made in 2018?

The structure of great Cabernet, with tannins and acidity in balance, can make for some of the world's great ageworthy wines. Which of these famous auction staples is NOT a Cabernet-based classic?

Cabernet Sauvignon is a celebrity offspring; its parents are Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc. But Cabernet Sauvignon is itself a parent to which of these varieties:

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