Grover Zampa Cabernet-Shiraz

Many a father-in-law has barely recovered from the shock that good wine no longer has to come exclusively from France. If you have such a father-in-law, we recommend this blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz (your father-in-law will call it Syrah) from Bangalore, South India. Pour it blind and let him guess. Your father-in-law is a connoisseur, after all. Let him wriggle for a while and then shatter his worldview of wine.

It has a fine, sultry mouthfeel and ripe blackberry and blueberry fruit. A pinch of white pepper and hardly any tannin. Versatile and pleasantly accessible. "Typical of Bangalore's terroir," you mutter, while pouring another glass for your astonished father-in-law. Don't linger too long. Leave early.

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Many a father-in-law has barely recovered from the shock that good wine no longer has to come exclusively from France. If you have such a father-in-law, we recommend this blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz (your father-in-law will call it Syrah) from Bangalore, South India. Pour it blind and let him guess. Your father-in-law is a connoisseur, after all. Let him wriggle for a while and then shatter his worldview of wine.