Just ran into this yummy article (short) and wanted to share with the goup! smile

A Rich Partner for Beef Stew
By HOWARD G. GOLDBERG
New York Times (December 15, 2002)

The 2001 Casa Castillo, a dark robust monastrell from Jumilla, belongs with beef stew. Monastrell is southeastern Spain's name for mourvèdre, a workhorse grape in southern France. This delicious unfiltered, filling red, chockablock with raspberry and chocolate flavors, is so dense it is almost a liquid cake. Eli Zabar's new store, W.I.N.E., 1415 Third Avenue (80th Street), charges $10.
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