ARTICLES
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From Nizza, With Love (Talking Nizza DOCG For MyNameIsBarbera.com)
In my latest piece for MyNameIsBarbera.com, we compare the top of the Barbera DOCG quality pyramid to a character who carries an actual piece; namely, 007 himself. I hope that you’ll forgive the somewhat graphic JB image above… it’s one…
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Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For May 15, 2017
So, like, what is this stuff, anyway? I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine reviews (mostly from samples) and tasting notes with you via twitter (limited to…
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Butt Bugs And The Art Of Mellowing Out (Recent – And Not So Recent – Trabucco Rapicano Releases)
You wouldn’t necessarily know it when meeting him, but Nicola Trabucco‘s childhood nicknames (which in turn provide the fantasy names for two of his eponymous winery’s releases) included “bug up the ass” and “active.” Maybe the former consulting agronomist/enologist (and,…
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Drink Madeira With Me In Boston!
Boston wine industry peeps! I’ll be joining forces with IVBAM and Please the Palate for a trade event focusing on the wines of Madeira on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at Committee Boston. I’m not sure how much ass my presentation…
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