ZENATO Amarone della Valpolicella
ZENATO Amarone della Valpolicella 2009 $59. Veneto, Italy 80% Corvina, 10% Rondinella, 10% Other. Respected Veneto producer using modern wine-making …
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CASCINA BRUCIATA Barbaresco Riserva
CASCINA BRUCIATA Rio Sordo Barbaresco Riserva 2008 $48. Piedmont, Italy 100% Nebbiolo. This single vineyard wine is from Rio Sordo, …
CANALICCHIO DI SOPRA Brunello
CANALICCHIO DI SOPRA Brunello di Montalcino 2007 $60. Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy 100% Sangiovese. Stephen Tanzer (IWC) 93 rating says “Medium …
Life is too short to drink cheap wine
“Life is too short to drink cheap wine…so we drank not good wine, but VERY GOOD wine.” On January 1, …
Montepulciano – name of a town, a grape or a wine?
I love my Italian heritage but why are the names of Italian wines so confusing? Are Italians confused after drinking …
Petite Sirah $18
I’m not a fan of Petit Sirah wines because many are “fruit bombs” with overwhelming fruit, little body and no …
92 rating for $13
It’s not often that you see Wine Spectator 92 rating for $13! This is a delicious CAB from a well-known …
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