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Campanilismo in the Glass: Touring Central Italy for Cristaldi & Co.
A quick note to let you know that my inaugural piece for Cristaldi & Co. is now live, focusing on four producers that I visited in Central Italy (via media tour) in the Fall of 2025. It was a fantastic…
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What We Drank for Shannon’s Birthday (2018 Piazza Del Dotto Cabernet)
It was January. It was Shannon’s birthday. And it was cold outside. Not chilly. Not brisk. COLD. Like, f-cking polar bear cold. She wanted something big, bold, and unapologetic about both. So, I raided the sample pool, and obliged! And…
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Rectified (Quinta da Fonte Souto Recent Releases)
Over the years since my last visit to Portugal’s Alentejo region in 2019, I’ve sparingly mentioned on these virtual pages the wines of Quinta da Fonte Souto, Symington’s first property outside of the Douro (acquired in 2017), a site that…
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Hopes and Dreams for 2026 (Ringing in the New Wine Year at The Sipping Point Podcast)
I am having a difficult time believing this as I type it, but it has been OVER A FREAKIN’ DECADE since I was last a guest on Laurie Forster’s entertaining The Sipping Point podcast. HOLY. CRAP! I had the good…
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