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Oddities from Italy IncludingBarrel-Aged Rosato, Muller-Thurgau, and...
A recent selection of Italian wines has once again proved interesting. My favorite of the group is the 2012 Radoar, Etza, Vigneti delle Dolomiti Bianco. This wine was produced by Norbert Blasbichler...
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Italy!
From white to red this post features an array of Italian wines so there is bound to be a wine for you. In focusing on two wines the 2012 Castelluccia Miano, Miano, Catarratto, Sicilia is made to good...
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Thrown for a loop by two Italian wines
I was surprised by both of these wines. The 2009 Tolaini, Al Passo, Tuscany is a very effective blend of Sangiovese and Merlot that already shows bottle aged flavors. Its complicated upbringing...
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Tasting notes for Italian wines opened these last few months
The buying of the new house followed by the sale of our old house was a massively time consuming effort. We mostly drank from a rotation of a dozen different wines but there were new bottles opened as...
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A trio of Italian wines made from Croatina, Gaglioppo, Nocera, Vespolina, and...
The three Italian wines featured in today’s post all posses good personality at less than $20 per bottle. The current offering of the 2012 Hauner Carlo, Hiera, Sicily evokes the 2008 and 2009 vintages...
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Casual notes on four Sicilian red wines
A few weeks ago we were joined by another family for a late afternoon gathering. The kids played while we tasted through a selection of Sicilian wines. It was a casual evening so I only jotted down...
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The 2014 Frank Cornelissen, Contadino 12th edition is well done
I have experienced maddening variation over the years with bottles from Cornelissen. I do not know whether this is exacerbated by no merchant storing it below the recommended 61 F or the warm car...
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A Bottle of White, A Bottle of Red
2014 Arianna Occhipinti, Sicilia SP68 Bianco I absolutely love this wine. I found myself initially thinking I was up in the Alto Adige with some lively Kerner in my glass. Outrageously floral. The...
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A hearty 2007 Calabretta, Nerello Mascalese Vigne Vecchie
The 2007 Calabretta, Nerello Mascalese Vigne Vecchie, IGT (Etna Rosso) is a surprisingly robust example of a red wine from Etna. It is made from old vines located in a single vineyard that is bottled...
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Good Wines Abound in Sicily
What is remarkable about these four red wines from Sicily is that the even the two least expensive bottles, made primarily from Nerello Mascalese, are great! The 2017 Calabretta, Gaio Gaio, Etna is my...
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