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“Big Fruit” (Exploring Romagna’s Cesena… and One of the World’s Rarest Grape Varieties)
The words that I kept hearing (during a media trip to Italy’s Romagna region in the steamy Summer of 2023) from Cesena’s winemakers were “Big Fruit.” Located just to the…
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Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for December 18, 2023
2019 Chicharo Tinto (Tejo): Extremely pretty, but with a wild side (as in, wild herbs and wild berries). $NA B+ 2015 Dom Bella Cabernet Franc (Dao): CF takes a Portuguese…
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“Burn You Like the Midday Sun, Awwwww!” (Exploring Romagna’s Bertinoro)
When I visited Celli in Italy’s Romagna, for a media tasting of some of the sub-area’s best wines, it was hot. And I don’t mean equatorial-Africa hot (I’ve been there,…
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Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for December 11, 2023
2021 La Sabbiona ‘Guilia’ Passito (Albana di Romagna): A light, lithe showing of Romagna’s sweet honeyed dessert goodness. $37 A- 2021 Merlotta ‘Ombre di Luna’ (Albana di Romagna Passito): A…