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OneHope Merlot Paired with Italian Sausage Bake

November 2, 2015 – 8:52 am

Guest Writer, Meghan Sullivan wrote about a OneHope Merlot wine paired with an Italian Sausage Bake.

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Hito 2014, 100% Tempranillo

October 30, 2015 – 9:51 am

I have had many wines made with Tempranillo both from wineries in the United States, South America and Spain. The grape Tempranillo never caught my fancy until I tried the sample sent to me of a 2014 Hito.

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Salton Intenso Cabernet Franc

October 26, 2015 – 7:15 am

We received a request to sample a Cabernet Franc from a winery in Brazil. The business traces its founding to 1910 by the family of Italian immigrant Antonio Domenico Salton. This is one of the oldest family run wineries in Brazil. The third generation is grooming the fourth generation to run the business in the […]

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Hot Tomato & Spinach Soup Recipe

October 16, 2015 – 5:55 pm

A few years ago, we stopped by Ingleside Vineyards in Virginia to taste a few of their wines. At the time we met Bruce Perrygo, a staff member who shared several of his recipes with us. If you are looking for a hot soup to warm your insides as the cold weather begins its march […]

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Umbrian Sagrantino

September 30, 2015 – 4:08 pm

Kathy and I attended an Internet presentation of Umbrian wines. We received six samples from Umbria. Umbria an a region in Italy that borders Toscana. It is not part of Toscana.  The wine samples all included the grape Sagrantino. Sagrantino is not Sangiovese. It is a completely different grape and one of my favorite grapes. […]

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Sagrantino, One of my Favorite Varieties

September 29, 2015 – 11:18 am

Years ago, I discovered the varietal grape Sagrantino while visiting Firelands Winery in Sandusky, Ohio. The owner of the winery, Claudio Salvador also owns an import company. His wife and brother both own wineries in Italy. When Claudio learned that I enjoy very bold tannins, he presented a Sagrantino from the Umbria region of Italy. […]

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Aldo Adige Wine Haikus

September 25, 2015 – 7:24 am

A Twitter wine tasting last evening comprised of eight wines that we received samples. The wines were from the Alto Adige area of Northern Italy. For two hours, people from across the United Sates tweeted about the wines on a constant stream of tweets. Wine author Karen MacNeil chimed in with her comments and replies […]

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Lagrein, an Unusual Wine Grape to Discover

September 2, 2015 – 11:41 am

While I enjoy well made traditional wines, I find it fascinating to discover more unusual wines. Lagrein is a red grape variety believed to be indigenous to northern Italy in the region Alte Aidge.

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The Spectrum of Dry Riesling

August 25, 2015 – 8:03 am

One of the wine discovery sessions at the 2015 Wine Bloggers Conference was titled The Spectrum of Dry Riesling. I attended this session, in part because I enjoy dry Rieslings and this session was featuring Rieslings from Alsace in France. Louise Jordan DWS talked about the region and conducted a tasting of three Rieslings from […]

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In Search of Ancient Georgian Winemaking in America

August 11, 2015 – 7:46 am

The country Georgia has the longest, continuous winemaking tradition on the globe. They have 8,000 vintages. Yet, much about the viticulture and enology from this country is unknown by wine enthusiasts. There are those in the United States who are exceptions. We are constantly in search for native Georgian varietal grapes grown in the United […]

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