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Old Original Bookbinder's in Philadelphia Interview and Wine Tasting

Written By: Classic Wines team on Mon, Apr 9th 2007

A marathon tasting! Few wines pair better with seafood than Sauvignon Blanc, and no country is producing it better these days than New Zealand. In this episode, Brian raids the cellar of the Philadelphia seafood institution Bookbinder's, tastes four Sav Blancs, and gives you a primer on everything you need to know about the land even further down under than the land down under.

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