White House Corks Wine Lists

Will we never know which wines our President serves at state dinners? According to Bloomberg after the press got a hold of Obama serving a 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon, from Quilceda Creek vineyard from Washington State that retailed for up to $399, the White house stopped making its wine list public. "The offending wine has a rare 100-point rating from critic Robert Parker's Wine Advocate".

Read more here: Obama’s Wine List Corked After $100-Plus Bottle Served

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