Talk:Cabernet Sauvignon

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Contents 1 Comments 2 Pics still needed 3 Word origins? 4 Consistency between grape varities 5 Getting this article up B 6 GA

[edit] Comments

Some significant edits made to provide more depth and balance. 6 Jan 2005

Very significant, indeed. Well done; a welcome addition to Wikipedia's knowledge base of wine. Who was that masked wine writer? <wink> Keep going: you're on a roll! -- Alan W 04:41, 7 Jan 2005 (UTC)

If anyone here has taken a good picture of the grapes at a vineyard, please upload it. I can't find any non-copyright encumbered images of them. Cshay 09:02, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pics still needed

I would say above all an isolated pic of the Cab clusters themselves that would go in the top right corner of the article. A second picture that would be nice is a Bordeaux bottle/label with a glass of wine. Agne 23:20, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Word origins?

Cabernet redirects to this article. Where does the word come from? Is it a French word, a family name...? --Trevor Burnham 00:23, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Consistency between grape varities

Looking at the Cabernet Franc-page, it has a info-box on the right, with some key information. This seems like a good idea and I'd suggest we make such a box on all wines CS included. I won't do anything myself before I've heard you guys' opinion on the matter.--Nwinther (talk) 21:01, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Oh you don't need to wait for us. Be bold and go for it. :) Agne^Cheese/^Wine 21:34, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

How come I rarely have any success with that approach when it comes to the ladies?--Nwinther (talk) 13:22, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Getting this article up B

Here are some of things that would go a long way towards getting this article up to B status.

• Referencing. While not horrendous, there are entire sections without a single reference and a lot of important claims uncited.
• More details in the Wine region section. Probably closer to Chardonnay. This is a major grape variety and its significance in certain regions should be discussed in more details. Currently only 3 sentences are dedicated to Bordeaux and one line to its place in the rest of France.
• There should be some commentary on viticulture & winemaking (affinity to oak?) which could probably be combined to one section.
• Aging, serving & food pairing section. All three fairly important topics to Cabernet. Maybe able to make into one section. Agne^Cheese/^Wine 01:03, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] GA

Wow, this is a great article. I'm not old enough to drink wine and I don't really plan to (goodness, I'm uncultured), but I learned a lot from this article. The article was well written, with a few minor mistakes that were easily dealt with, and very comprehensive. I don't have very much to pick on. My only suggestion is that more different sources are added in to prevent error from overreliance of one source. Otherwise, great job! bibliomaniac15 04:00, 11 March 2008 (UTC)