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In Episode 132, we taste our way through Rodney Strong’s Sonoma Collection (Red Label), Sonoma County (White Label), Knights Valley (Blue Label), and Alexander Valley (Black Label) Cabernet Sauvignons.

We explore what makes these wines different and how Sonoma County’s growing regions influence the final product.

Then we tackle a question that’s been bothering us: Are professional wine descriptions actually helping people buy wine?

Wine Spectator uses terms like ink, loam, cast iron, brambly, and iris to describe what’s in the glass. But does the average wine drinker know what those words mean? More importantly, do they care?

Are wine critics educating consumers, or simply trying to impress one another?

Join us for four solid Cabernets, some spirited debate, and a reminder that enjoying wine shouldn’t require a vocabulary lesson.

Grapes & Debates — where great wine meets great conversation.