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That prompts the question: How did the wine get in the bottle? Specifically, how did the California part get in the bottle?

Was raw fruit shipped from California?

Was the fruit crushed in California and then shipped here?

Was the juice fermented in California and the unaged wine then shipped here?

Was the wine aged in California and then shipped here?

Worzel,

I asked Lee those questions and this was his response….

> I understand Fuqua’s 2006 Tempranillo contains both Texas High Plains (10%) AVA fruit and fruit from Santa Barbara County (90%) AVA.

> Questions:
>
> Was raw fruit shipped from California?
Yes, FUQUA Winery frequently ships in raw fruit from California, Washington, Oregon and other states. We also use exceptional fruit from all around the world. From the USA, the fruit comes in a variety of container sizes but it is all shipped in refrigerated trucks directly to the FUQUA Winery in Dallas, Texas.

> Was the fruit crushed in California and then shipped here?
>
Yes, sometimes we use a custom crush facility to partially process fruit from California, Washington, Oregon and other states, to get the grapes into a state which is easier to transport to Texas. We also use fruit from Europe when we find exceptional fruit available from there.
>
> Was the juice fermented in California and the unaged wine then shipped here?
>
Yes, some of this wine came in as unaged wine from California and it was then aged in Texas, mostly in Dallas, but also in other places. Some of it came in as aged bulk wine and was then blended into the final mixture per the FUQUA winemakers instructions.

> Was the wine aged in California and then shipped here?
>
Yes, some of this blend was aged in California and then it was shipped to Dallas for final blending and some of it was not.

It is all up to the winemakers at FUQUA Winery. They sample, blend, and taste until they are happy with what they have created.

If everything comes out great then another Double Gold Medal winning wine from FUQUA Winery appears.

You should just drink it and enjoy.

Which I fully intend to do, as the bottle I received from the Dallas Wine Trail held in June was the Double Gold 2006 Fuqua Winery Tempranillo….

So, in other words, a LOT of it was pre-processed in multiple forms before it EVER hit Fuqua.

Therefore, it is impossible for the consumer to know, from year to year, what is in this “award winning wine.”

Thus, I think I’ll save my hard-earned cash for better elucidated wines. Like from Chile or Argentina.

WG:

I am anticipating the reply, but if he follows his last set of answers here are Fuqua’s likely responses.

“In what form did it arrive from CA?”

Yes, some wines are made in California. Some wines are made elsewhere. Grapes grow on vines. Do you like grapes?

“Was it an aged wine?”

Yes, some wines should be aged, and some of ours certainly are. Some are aged in vats, some in barrels and some in bottles. Do you like bottles?

“Labelled here?”

Yes, some of our wines are labeled. Some have labels that are accurate. Do you like labels?

“Or what?”

So? Sew buttons. Have you seen The Curious Case of Benjamin Button? That is not about cases of wine.