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Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 60: Nebbiolo, Six Ways (Tenuta Carretta Recent Releases)
It’s hard to shake the pressure of 555 years of history. Just ask Tenuta Carretta (with whom I recently enjoyed a virtual Zoom samples tasting, guided by CEO Giovanni Minetti and Technical Director Paolo Scaiola). It was on 28th of…
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Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for June 27, 2022
NV Weingut Richard Bocking Privat Riesling Sekt (Mosel): Hallmark sentiment alert! Refreshing as a walk through a flower garden on a sunny, breezy Spring afternoon. $NA B 2016 Brigaldara Case Vecie (Amarone della Valpolicella): There are times when it’s fashionable…
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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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Cheap Wine Day Return (Talking Affordable Summer Wines on Good Day Philadelphia)
So, I went there. “There” being back to Fox29 Philly for another wine segment for June 18, 2022; this time talking about Summertime wine picks under $20. As in my previous appearances at the studio, everyone was totally great, and…
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