{"id":2601,"date":"2014-05-27T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/?p=2601"},"modified":"2014-05-08T14:55:16","modified_gmt":"2014-05-08T21:55:16","slug":"dons-may-premier-series-top-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/dons-may-premier-series-top-pick\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019s May Premier Series Top Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2614\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2614\" style=\"width: 379px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Signal-Ridge-Vineyard.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-2614\" src=\"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Signal-Ridge-Vineyard-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Signal Ridge Vineyard\" width=\"379\" height=\"252\" 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The International Wine of the Month Club.\u00a0 This frothy, friendly bubbly comes to us from the folks at Trinchero, who are proven leaders in fashioning outstanding quality and value using sustainable and organic viticulture.\u00a0 If you like being the first on the block to try something and a top notch sparkling wine that offers beautiful clean flavors and exceptional value \u00a0is at all appealing; you\u2019ll know why this wine garnered this month\u2019s Top Pick.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<br \/>\nDon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May features four outstanding Premier Series selections from three countries on three continents: California, France and South Africa all make a formidable bid for this month\u2019s Top Pick.\u00a0 In the absence of one clear standout, I am going with the home grown wine.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 This is the first release of Signal Ridge, a delicious Champagne 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