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\"chateau-ollieux-romanis-cuvee-classique-corbieres-NV\"<\/a>August offers another diverse group of exciting wines beginning with the 2010 Ch\u00e2teau Ollieux Romanis Cuv\u00e9e Classique Corbi\u00e8res, a splendid full-bodied red wine from one of France\u2019s oldest viticultural areas.\u00a0 Cultivation of the vine in Corbi\u00e8res dates back more than 2,500 years to the ancient Phoenicians and Greeks.\u00a0 A product of the exceptional 2010 vintage in the South of France, this dark delicious Corbi\u00e8res offers exceptionally fine drinking with a myriad of foods.\u00a0 It plays equally well with expensive cuts of lamb and beef as it does with hamburgers, pizza, and pork barbecue.\u00a0 Consequently, it earns my vote for this month\u2019s first Top Pick.<\/p>\n

\"lungarotti-torre-di-giano-2012-1\"<\/a>My second Top Pick goes to Lungarotti\u2019s splendid 2012 Torre di Giano.\u00a0 Lungarotti has long been known for their wonderful red Rubesco (the 2009 Lungarotti Rubesco is also one of this month\u2019s features), but few have been privileged to taste Lungarotti\u2019s perfect summer time white wine.\u00a0 This prized property\u2019s 2012 Torre di Giano is in my summation the finest Torre di Giano to date.\u00a0 It is wine to slake the thirst or simply to drink all evening long, with or without food.\u00a0 Nonetheless, in an ideal world, one has a bottle of Lungarotti\u2019s 2012 Torre di Giano and a bottle of 2009 Rubesco open on the table with food to match.\u00a0\u00a0A votre sant\u00e9<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Don Lahey<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

August offers another diverse group of exciting wines beginning with the 2010 Ch\u00e2teau Ollieux Romanis Cuv\u00e9e Classique Corbi\u00e8res, a splendid full-bodied red wine from one of France\u2019s oldest viticultural areas.\u00a0 Cultivation of the vine in Corbi\u00e8res dates back more than 2,500 years to the ancient Phoenicians and Greeks.\u00a0 A product of the exceptional 2010 vintage […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[5,6,9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nDon\u2019s August Premier Series Top Picks | Wine Blog from The International Wine of the Month Club<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A product of the 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