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Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for December 4, 2023
2020 Adega de Redondo ‘Porta da Ravessa’ Special Edition Branco (Alentejo): Grill the scallops, pour some of this, have fun. $NA B 2019 Bacalhoa Quinta do Carmo Tinto (Alentejo): Very fruity, very dark, very structured, & very good for the…
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Etna Flexes Its Premium Muscles (Palmento Costanzo Recent Releases)
Etna has spent the better part of a decade becoming the wine media’s darling, with many of us waxing poetic about the quality of “volcanic wines” (guilty!). And Etna is finally capitalizing on it. The Consorzio Tutela Vini Etna DOC…
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Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for November 27, 2023
2019 Condado de Haza Crianza (Ribera del Duero): Thick, chocolaty, spicy, bold, and a powerhouse of flavor for the money. $25 A- 2018 Domaines Barons de Rothschild ‘Aussieres’ Rouge (IGP Pays d’Oc): Abundantly fruity, elegant, savory, and earthy. The south…
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I Am Once Again Asking You to Pick Higher Acid Wines for Thanksgiving!
Here we are. Again. The dreaded “Thanksgiving Wine Pairing Advice” article. I basically re-run the same treatise on this every year, and have more or less done so for more than ten years now. My advice for choosing wines to…
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