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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 holiday and finds the climate more than suitable to its…
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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, and it’s pretty hot). I mean more like Houston-in-early-August levels…
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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 floral explosion of lemon blossom & Bergamot, with a beguilingly…
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Is Predappio Ready for Prime Time? (A Deep Dive Into Romagna’s Top-Tier Sangiovese Reds)
There’s a movement afoot in Italy’s Romagna to get Predappio Sangiovese—long the jewel in the crown of the region’s top reds, thanks to the diverse ochre and brown calcareous clay and yellow sand soils of its vineyards (thought to impart…
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