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Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for July 19, 2021
NV Mionetto Prestige Collecion Organic Extra Dry Prosecco (Veneto): An affable, affordably elegant way to toast an epic Euro Cup win. $14 B 2019 Scacciadiavoli Trebbiano Spoletino Spoleto (Umbria): Overachieving its asking price with saline-washed notions of citrus pith, pink…
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Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 47: Volcanizing (Donnafugata Mt. Etna Recent Releases)
At this point, it might feel as though I’ve written too often about the irrepressible Sicilian producer Donnafugata. Seriously, just check the archives… it’s getting a bit ridiculous… Not that they don’t deserve it, mind you. After all, they’ve hosted…
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“Blue” Jersey (Talking NJ Lemberger for NVWA)
We’re interrupting the usual Monday mini-review roundup this week to instead point you to a different location for an altogether different set of wine reviews: my latest article for Napa Valley Wine Academy’s Pouring Points blog is now available, and…
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Wine In the Time of Coronavirus, Part 46: Sea, Sun, and Sean Connery Lookalikes (Argentiera Bolgheri Recent Releases)
This edition of sipping while we SiP (shelter-in-place) due to the Covid pandemic has us enjoying highly-regarded and highly-priced selections from Bolgheri’s Argentiera. While named after the silver mines that once dotted their home turf in Maremma, this Tuscan producer…
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