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Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 59: Rule Breakers (Bellenda Valdobbiadene Recent Releases)
“We always wanted to break the rules.” So mentioned Prosecco family producer Bellenda owner Umberto Cosmo and his daughter Lucrezia during an online samples tasting I attended (relatively) recently. If ever an outfit in Valdobbiadene embodied the Italian spirit of…
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Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for June 13, 2022
2014 Chateau Cartier Saint-Emilion Grand Cru (Saint-Emilion): Still very much delightfully energetic, and energetically delightful. $30 B+ 2018 Domaine les Carmels ‘Les Caprices’ (Cadillac Cotes de Bordeaux): Pucker up, because the earthy vibrancy rarely quits when sipping this one. $25…
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Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 58: Going Native, Again (More Esporão Recent Releases)
Herdade do Esporão is a producer that is close to my Portuguese-loving heart, having worked closely with them in the past, visited on a few occasions (including taking what I think is the only Terrible Towel photo atop of their…








