Clos Du Val Napa Valley's Cure for the Common Cult 40th anniversary wine tasting at Cork & Fin restaurant in Gastown on April 11, 2012.
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We ducked into Gastown for an afternoon or red wines, celebrating forty years of Clos Du Val Napa Valley blends.
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The lovely Devon (below) was my sommelier and wine expert for the afternoon.
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We explored the differences between pinot noirs, merlots, and cabernet sauvignons with vintages ranging from 2006-09. Most were diverse mixtures of fruity, crisp, robust, and flavour.
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I gobbled up many oysters. They were so delicious, fresh, and tasted great with the reds.
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The appetizers and tapas were also scrumptious, particularly bacon-wrapped scallops (left) and the steak bites (right).
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The eye of the prize was the 1986 (the year of my birth) cabernet sauvignon. It was saved for last (they let it breathe). We found it very full-bodied and so smooth going down.
Source | Devon Wong
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We ducked into Gastown for an afternoon or red wines, celebrating forty years of Clos Du Val Napa Valley blends.
![Clos Du Val Wine Tasting | Cork & Fin Restaurant](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5311/7072894455_6f244b366a_z.jpg)
The lovely Devon (below) was my sommelier and wine expert for the afternoon.
![Clos Du Val Wine Tasting | Cork & Fin Restaurant](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5114/6926817118_44b1d15541.jpg)
We explored the differences between pinot noirs, merlots, and cabernet sauvignons with vintages ranging from 2006-09. Most were diverse mixtures of fruity, crisp, robust, and flavour.
![Clos Du Val Wine Tasting | Cork & Fin Restaurant](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7185/6926820240_769a64262b_z.jpg)
I gobbled up many oysters. They were so delicious, fresh, and tasted great with the reds.
![Clos Du Val Wine Tasting | Cork & Fin Restaurant](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7196/6926820472_8804377057_n.jpg)
![Clos Du Val Wine Tasting | Cork & Fin Restaurant](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5469/7072897587_03892b792b_n.jpg)
The appetizers and tapas were also scrumptious, particularly bacon-wrapped scallops (left) and the steak bites (right).
![Clos Du Val Wine Tasting | Cork & Fin Restaurant](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5040/7072895369_6c4aaf646b_n.jpg)
![Clos Du Val Wine Tasting | Cork & Fin Restaurant](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5038/6926818044_22d46493d6_n.jpg)
The eye of the prize was the 1986 (the year of my birth) cabernet sauvignon. It was saved for last (they let it breathe). We found it very full-bodied and so smooth going down.
Source | Devon Wong
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