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What has elite, all-boys private school education got to do with what’s happening in Canberra? Quite a bit, according to Max Crus

News got the boot from Facebook last week, but Max Crus wonders if it was really such a bad thing after all

Grape Expectations: 2018 Gary Farrell Russian River Valley Chardonnay The Columbus Dispatch Price: $39.99 Aroma: crisp, citrusy mix of quince, guava, coconut Flavor: fresh peach, white mulberry, fleshed out by excellent tartness; restrained oak Notes: Even with climate change and its effect on so much of California wine country, the Russian River Valley appellation continues to be an oasis for makers of northern grapes such as pinot noir and chardonnay. An excellent dry white, priced accordingly. Jon Christensen, Dispatch wine reviewer jac@iwaynet.net

Max Crus resolves not to “whine” as much this year, but it seems annoyingly difficult

The top 12 wine bargains of 2020 include an outstanding boxed malbec for the equivalent of $5 a bottle Dave McIntyre The most unusual wine I tasted this year was a bubbly from Slovenia called Untouched by Light. It was made by the Radgonske Gorice winery, which dates back to the Hapsburgs, with the premise that any exposure to light damages wine. The grapes were harvested at night and the wine produced, bottled and aged in an unlit cave by workers wearing night-vision goggles, then packaged in black bottles, wrapped in vacuum-sealed black bags and shipped off to lucky invite...