As of this writing, SA-CD.net has this listed as unreleased. This has been released and I just listened to it. It is a very excellent release. I can only speak to the stereo SACD layer because that is all I am set up to listen to. I did compare it to the long OOP DVD-A and to these ears it sounds the same. There has never been a problem with the DVD-A but the George Benson Breezin' SACD recently released by Audio Fidelity was superior in my opinion, so I thought the same would be the case with Winelight. Given that the multi-channel layers on both of these (SACD and DVD-A) are from the same source, I highly suspect that they are going to sound the same too. If you do not have the DVD-A and have any interest in Grover's Winelight, get this immediately. If you have the DVD-A, I see no reason to get the SACD. I wish I had known this prior to ordering but sometimes you win and sometimes you don't. I hope this has been helpful to some. I do understand releasing this since the DVD-A has long been OOP but I wish that some other titles are released and not the same ones over and over again. I did not purchase the latest Blood Sweat and Tears Audio Fidelity SACD. I already have the Columbia SACD and the MOFI SACD of this title and though the MOFI was better than the Columbia, I do not think I need 3 SACDs of the same title. There are plenty of great albums that have not had an SACD release, go with those please, if anyone is listening.
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