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Joseph Coulter
 
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Default Celebrity Vineyards

Lawrence Leichtman > wrote in
:

> That is my concern as well though the Windsor Vineyard I did have
> wasn't a bad just unremarkable Cabernet.
>
> In article >,
> "Ronin" > wrote:
>
>> Quite a few vintners will make a label for you for a certain purchase
>> amount. Windsor Vineyards (at least they used to) send out Xmas
>> fliers that they would vanity label amounts down to single cases.
>> You might HOPE they are vanity labels - I can't imagine a cruise line
>> hiring a good winemaker...
>>
>>
>> "Lawrence Leichtman" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Celebrity cruise line apparently has their own vineyards or so they
>> > say and they feature their wines on their cruises. Since I am
>> > taking one was just wondering if this is truly theirs or just a
>> > vanity type of thing where they label someone else's wines with
>> > their names? The list Russian River for their Chardonnay and
>> > Sauvignon Blanc and Dry Creek for the Cabernet.
>> >

>


I sailed Crystal last spring and they too have their own label. I was
imediately branded a wine snob for opening my own bottle even though
wine for the night was a gift. I did taste the gift, and can assure you
I made the right decision (even if my wife was embarrassed, but not too
embarrassed to share the good stuff)

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Joseph Coulter
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