The wine of the day (for Sunday Oct 17th) is a Grand Cru from grapes in the Saint Emilion area of the Bordeaux region. In the middle ages Catholic monks noticed that certain areas consistently produced similar wines and started labeling these areas as crus (cru means growth in French). Napoleon III made this official in 1855, but only for the Médoc region. Since Saint Emilion is not part of the Médoc region, I have no idea what this means for this wine. But someone somewhere thinks this is a great cru. It sure did taste good. And for some reason 4 glasses was cheaper than a bottle, so we didn't actually buy a whole bottle.
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