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Sapphire Hill 2009 Cinque Gemma "California Chianti" Red Cuvée 3-Pack

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Just because a word's foreign don't mean I have to pronounce it as such. 

All right, fine. I'll give up on my mission to keep all foreign words out of our country. It was a dream, but a far-fetched dream. However, if I have to say foreign words, I'm going to say them in American. So "Cinque Gemma Red Cuvée" ain't gonna happen -- try "Kink Jemma Red Cuhvee."

Oh, it's a three-pack of California-style CHEEANTEE? Sounds as delicious as it does American. It contains several varietals, including SANGEEOVEESE, DOLEKETTO, and PET-IT SURRAH? What's not to like? It pairs well with pasta and pizza? Er, I mean PUSTAH and PISER?

The more I think about it, the more I realize that all sorts of foreign words have infiltrated our vocabulary. Quiche? No way: QUICK, or maybe just EGG PIE since that's what it really is. As a matter of fact, I'd call into question any word that has a Middle-French rather than Anglo-Saxon root.

I hold here a list of 900,000 words with potentially foreign etymologies...

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Features

2009 Cinque Gemma Red Cuvée, North Coast 750ml 3-Pack

Cinque Gemma, or 5 gems, is Sapphire Hill's hand-crafted version of a California Chianti.  They hand selected 5 vineyards and varietals to achieve a harmonious balance of ripe fruit and smooth luxurious finish. Primarily Sangiovese and Dolcetto, Barbera, Petite Sirah and Syrah were added to produce a rich, lush and layered gem. If you try hard, you can taste each varietal. Made to pair with pastas but also goes with salads, pizza, short ribs or simply enjoying on its own.

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Owner Chris Mulcahy describes the hard work that went into creating the perfect wine to pair with pasta – Cinque Gemma (“5 Gems”).

Specs

  • Alcohol: 14.4%
  • PH: 3.48
  • RS: .38 g/l
  • SO2 Free: 11 ppm

Specs

  • Alcohol: 14.4%
  • PH: 3.48
  • RS: .38 g/l
  • SO2 Free: 11 ppm

Vendor Details

Sapphire Hill

Founded:
1989
Owners:
Lisa and Chris Mulcahy
Location:
Heasldsburg, CA
My husband Chris and I have always been wine lovers and in the early 90's, while living in the Bay area, our favorite past time was heading out to wine country. We loved the beauty, the history, the people and of course the excellent wines. However, it was one of those elusive places where we wondered how in the world we could ever make a living in the small towns that make up the area.

After moving from California and taking several vacations back to the area, we again wondered how we could live in such a beautiful place and make our dream come true.


Chris spent his career working for big corporations and I've spent the last 25 years working with morning radio personalities across the country from wherever corporate America would move us at the time.


One evening Chris came home and said he was tired of the corporate life and moving around all the time. He wanted to love going to work everyday and when I asked what his passion was, he said he always dreamed of working at a winery. My first reaction was, "Hmm ... I bet there are a lot of people who'd love to work at a winery; but, if that's what you'd like to do, go get a job at a winery!" Much to my surprise, 5 months later, we were giving away our "stuff" and moving out to beautiful Healdsburg to live out our dream. Chris became the CFO of a family owned winery and then began his own winery consulting firm while I continued with my career in radio.


The opportunity to purchase Sapphire Hill came up in Fall of 2010 and we decided that our love of wine and the winery business was a passion that we both shared and something we could happily do for the rest of our lives.

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