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Constanti, a Winery in Tuscany

April 21, 2020 – 11:15 am

The Constanti winery family dates, their family in Siena region, back to the 1500s. As political struggles ended, the family became involved in agriculture culminating in grape growing and wine production. The Constanti winery’s history notes that in the late 1700s, while preparing an area for a vineyard, Crescenzio Costanti discovered evidence of Etruscan remains. […]

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Poderi Luigi Einaudi Washington DC Tasting

April 14, 2020 – 11:53 am

Four generations of the Einaudi family have crafted wines. I had an opportunity to taste three Barolos from their portfolio at the Barolo, Brunello, Barbaresco tasting in Washington DC last month. The tasting was organized by Empson USA. Poderi Luigi Einaudi was established by Luigi Einaudi in 1897 in the Dogliani in the province of […]

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Marcarini Winery

April 13, 2020 – 11:25 am

Discover Marcarini, a winery located in Italy’s Piedmont wine region.

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Azienda Agricola Conterno Fantino Is My Best in Show at Washington DC Tasting

April 10, 2020 – 9:01 am

In early March Kathy and I attended a tasting in Washington DC by Empson USA. Empson USA is a distributor for their portfolio of Italian wine in the United States. I tasted several Borolos from several producers. My favorite producer was Azienda Agricola Conterno Fantino. This winery was founded in 1982 by Claudio Conterno and […]

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Cascina Bongiovanni Brings a Barolo and a Dolcetto to Washington DC Tasting

April 9, 2020 – 7:28 am

Empson USA brought wines from several Italian wine regions to Washington DC for a tasting during early March. The event was titled Barolo, Brunello and Barbaresco 2020. Empson USA distributes wines from wineries in Italy to the United States. One of the producers present offered three wines for tasting including two Barolos and a Dolcetto. […]

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More Wines from Italy’s Piedmont Region

April 8, 2020 – 8:46 am

We tasted some wines from Italy at a wine tasting earlier this year in Washington, DC. The  Barolo Brunello Barbaresco 2020 Italian wine tasting was presented by Empson (U.S.A.), Inc. Grignolino Del Monferrato “Bricco Mondalino” DOC 2018 Gaudio Bricco Mondalino, a Piedmont Winery In the early 1970s, Amilcare Gaudio, an oenologist, knew he wanted to […]

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Ca’ Rome’ Wine Tasting Included Barbaresco and Barolo Side-by-side

April 7, 2020 – 7:53 am

Barbaresco and Barolo are two wines from the Piedmont region of Northern Italy. Both wines are crafted with Nebbiolo grapes. Barbaresco wines are crafted with Nebbiolo grapes from the towns of Barbaresco, Treiso, and Neive.  Barbaresco must age for 24 months with 12 months in oak. Barbaresco Reserva has four years of aging. The minimum […]

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Empson USA Introduces Italian Wines to the American Market

March 9, 2020 – 10:23 am

Empson USA is a family owned business that searches Italy for wines that will entice the American palate. Neil and Maria Empson began the company in 1971 after visiting many Italian producers. Today, their daughter Tara continues to lead the company looking for excellent Italian wines that we may enjoy. Last week we met Tara […]

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March is Maryland Wine Month

February 21, 2020 – 4:06 pm

Get ready for Maryland Wine Month!

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Two Champagne Houses at the APVSA Tasting in Washington DC

February 10, 2020 – 10:17 am

Last month I tasted wines from two champagne houses at the APVSA – Association pour la Promotion des Vins et Spiritueux en Amérique du Nord (the Association for the Promotion of Wine and Spirits in North America) wine tasting event in Washington DC.  Champagne Vrain?Augé had one champagne for tasting, their “Tradition.” This champagne was […]

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