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Thursday, July 31, 2025

Franciacorta: Italy’s Finest Sparkling Secret

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While traveling through Italy last month, Prosecco was everywhere - by the glass or as a spritz - and usually the sparkling wine of choice f...
Monday, July 28, 2025

Grape Spotlight: Vernaccia di San Gimignano with Fattoria Poggio Alloro

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Bonagiunta da Lucca; e quella faccia | Bonagiunta from Lucca; and that face di là da lui più che l'altre trapunta | beyond him more embo...
Thursday, July 24, 2025

Grape Spotlight: The Green Valley of the Russian River Valley Pinot Noir

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Sonoma County includes multiple AVAs which in turn, include even more sub-AVAs. One of the coolest and foggiest of these is the Green Valley...
Monday, July 21, 2025

Effervescence Unleashed Cocktail of the Month for July 2025: Limoncello Spritz

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The Effervescence Unleashed Cocktail of the Month for July 2025 is the  Limoncello Spritz . Simply add limoncello to a glass and top with s...
Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Puglia's Amaro Salento: Bitter Liqueurs and Limoncello

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Throughout Puglia we had seen bottles of Amaro Salento Classico in various grocery stores and restaurants and by chance we were passing near...
Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Getting Acquainted with Fernet-Branca

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Who enjoys Fernet-Branca? We were able to tour their Milano facility and even though Italian was spoken, learned plenty. Fernet-Branca's...
Friday, June 13, 2025

Effervescence Unleashed Cocktail of the Month for June 2025: Lo-Alcohol Sparkling Negroni Sbagliato

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Effervescence Unleashed Cocktail of the Month for June 2025: The Lo-Alcohol Sparkling Negroni Sbagliato Cocktail . Simply add gin and amar...
Thursday, June 5, 2025

Grape Spotlight: McLaren Vale & Barossa Valley Grenache at the Rediscover Australia Roadshow

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Grenache (also known as Garnacha in Spain) is one of the world’s most widely planted and celebrated red wine grape varieties. Known for its...
Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Gambero Rosso's Vini D’Italia 2025 Roadshow

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On April 30th, Gambero Rosso , Italy's premier food and wine media group, returned to Washington DC celebrating the Vini D’Italia 2025 ...
Monday, May 19, 2025

Grape Spotlight: Castilla y León D.O. Bierzo Mencia

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Mencia is to D.O. Bierzo what the Prieto Picudo and Albarin grapes are to D.O. León. A subregion within Castilla y León primarily dedicate...
Thursday, May 15, 2025

Effervescence Unleashed: What is Champagne?

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Champagne is a sparkling wine that is exclusively produced in the Appellation d’Origine Controlee area of Champagne, France and made using t...
Monday, May 12, 2025

Grape Spotlight: Abruzzo's Tullum DOCG Pecorino

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The  Tullum DOCG is one of Italy's smallest and newest DOCGs -- becoming that country's 75th DOCG in 2019.  The DOCG is confined to...
Thursday, May 8, 2025

Grape Spotlight: Virginia Gamay Through the EWE25

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Gamay (Gamay Noir à Jus Blanc) is most famous for producing the fresh, red wines of Beaujolais. It is also grown in other parts of France (...
Monday, May 5, 2025

Effervescence Unleashed Cocktail of the Month for May 2025: The Sparkling Tequila

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The Effervescence Unleashed Cocktail of the Month for May 2025 is the Sparkling Tequila. Simply add tequila, lime juice, and mead (or simpl...
Monday, April 28, 2025

Grape Spotlight: Albarin Blanco from D.O. León & I.G.P. Castilla y León

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At a recent Castilla y León Roadshow event, I saw Albarin Blanco on the tasting sheet for  Leyenda Del Páramo  and thought "Nice, Alb...