wine review
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“The Circle Is Now Complete” (Visiting Donnafugata in Vittoria)
I’ve spent a good amount of time getting to know (and, of course, writing about) Donnafugata, one of the largest and most important producers in Sicily. Hell, I was even present for their first-ever retrospective tasting of Ben Rye (which either makes me insanely lucky,…
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Asolo Miiiiiooooooooo (Getting to Know Asolo Prosecco)
Like most Italian wine regions, just when you think you’ve got Prosecco all figured out, it smacks you upside the palate and rearranges your thinking and perceptions. At least, that’s what it did for me during a virtual media tasting tour of Asolo (“AHH-zo-low”) Prosecco…
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All In The Family (Checking Back In With Domaine Bousquet)
Interestingly, I first met Domaine Bousquet’s Anne Bousquet the same day that I met my partner Shannon… and tasted with Domaine Bousquet again online just days before our daughter Gianna was born. So I seem to have some sort of strange, cosmic, family connection with…
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“Deciduous Rain-forest” Winemaking (2023 Virginia Governor’s Cup Case Tasting)
Virginia is a challenging spot in which to make fine wines. Yes, that’s despite global warming trends. In fact, those trends might even make it a bit more challenging. No one knows the challenges impacting that promising little corner of eastern U.S. wine making like…
