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Showing posts with label Sangiovese. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sangiovese. Show all posts
Thursday, October 27, 2022

Grappa, Brandy, Vidal, and Sangiovese at Maryland's Fiore Winery & Distillery

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Since attending my first Maryland wine festival about 20 years ago and through various festivals and trade tastings over the successive year...
Monday, November 12, 2018

Santa Cristina and the Italian IGT

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Most of Italy's wines are labeled DOCG (Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita) or DOC (Denominazione di Origine Controllata...
Monday, March 5, 2018

Doctor Wine's The Ultimate Guide to Italian Wine 2018

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To understand Italian wine you must study the regions -- Daniele Cernilli, aka DoctorWine Daniele Cernilli stressed this point at a lunch...
Friday, October 6, 2017

Zachys Brings Fattoria Le Pupille to their Washington DC Opening

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"Zachys built their brand as a purveyor of fine European wine, by identifying and making wines like these underrated and frankly unde...
Friday, December 2, 2016

Learning about Troon Vineyard & Oregon's Applegate Valley on #Winestudio

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The Willamette Valley and it's sub-regions seems to receive the bulk of attention when discussing Oregon wine, but after this month&#...
Friday, September 30, 2016

300 years of Chianti Classico with Cecchi Family Estate

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On September 24, 1716 - over 300 years ago - the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Cosimo III de' Medici, issued a declaration creating the bound...
Monday, October 5, 2015

#SipMontefalco Virtual Tasting: The Wines of Montefalco

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Last week presented another opportunity to taste several wines from Italy's Montefalco during a #SipMontefalco virtual tasting. I had...
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Wednesday, July 29, 2015

From St. Francis to DOGC: Umbria's Sagrantino di Montefalco

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In 1219, St. Francis of Assisi and several disciples traveled to Palestine in order to preach to the Christian forces and to evangelize th...
Friday, March 6, 2015

Tasting Tuscany's Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

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This week, members of the Consorzio del Vino Nobile di Montepulciano came to Washington D.C. as part of a marketing campaign. I was fortuna...
Friday, May 16, 2014

Discovering Le Marche Italian Wine with ZGR Imports & #WineStudio

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Before last month I was completely unfamiliar with the Italian wine region Le Marche (pronounced Les Markay), perhaps because it accounts fo...
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Monday, January 20, 2014

The Final Wine Chateau Offering - Castello Banfi Belnero 2010

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The final wine we received this winter from The Wine Chateau was the Castello Banfi Belnero 2010 ($28). This family owned winery has a un...
Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Wine Chateau brings back memories with the Ruffino Chianti Classico Riserva Ducale Oro Gold 2008

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When our friends at the Wine Chateau forwarded a care package, one of the wines brought back memories of my first ventures into wine thou...
Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Niner Wine Estates - 2004 Sangiovese

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On Christmas Eve, a dinner guest brought over a 2004 Sangiovese from Niner Wine Estates . After re-tasting today, this is the best Sangioves...
Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Christensen Ridge; Madison, Virginia

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On a recent trip to the Graves Mountain Lodge Apple Festival we snuck into nearby Christensen Ridge , located a few miles south on Route 23...