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Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for November 4, 2024
2021 LeTerre Cabernet Sauvignon (Asolo Montello): Like a bottled version of a tasty charcuterie serving. $NA B+ 2010 Sandlands Mataro (California): Crunchy and vibrant, and not appearing a day over 5 years old! $NA A- 2002 Burge Family Winemakers ‘D…
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Bubbly Both Big, and Big (Postcard from Asolo Prosecco, Part 5)
In wrapping up my features coverage of my 2024 press jaunt to Italy’s Asolo Prosecco region, I’m going to focus on what many of us would consider the more recognizable incarnations of Prosecco: namely, those coming from two big production…
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“I Don’t Like Mineral Water”: The Iconoclastic Wines of Ida Agnoletti (Postcard from Asolo Prosecco, Part 4)
In a lot of ways, Ida Agnoletti represents the antithesis of everything that we in the States think that we know about Prosecco. In a region known for large production houses, she farms only 8 hectares of vines, much of…
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Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for October 21, 2024
2020 Renata Pizzulin ‘Melaris’ Malvasia Istriana Friuli Isonzo (Friuli-Venezia Giulia): Not your typical Malvasia expression, but so quaffable that you’re not likely to care. $NA B+ NV Jacquesson Cuvee 743 Extra Brut (Champagne): Intense, linear, fresh, and intense. Did I…
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