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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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The Fizzyology of Lambrusco

August 20, 2015 – 5:46 am

One of the sessions at the 2015 Wine Bloggers Conference was The Fizzyology of Lambrusco. Bill Whiting, Director of Wine Education for Banfi Vintners presented the wines and talked about the region of Italy. Lambrusco is a slightly sparkling red wine from the Emilia-Romagna area of Italy. Emilia-Romagna is sandwiched between Toscana to the south […]

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Try Ficiligno for the July 4th Weekend!

July 4, 2015 – 9:47 am

The Ficiligno 2014 is from the DOC Sicilia and produced by Baglio De Pianetto.

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My First Franciacorta

May 26, 2015 – 12:30 am

Judging cavas and sparkling wines opens access to some sparkling wines that I have not tried. One of these is Franciacorta. This sparkling wine hails from the Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy. Like cava and champagne, franciacorta is made in the traditional method where the second fermentation takes place in the same bottle as the wine […]

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Does Franciacorta Sparkling Wine Rival Champagne?

May 7, 2015 – 1:01 am

The Franciacorta area of Italy is said to be home to some sparkling wines that some say may rival champagnes from France.

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The Riddle of Ziobaffa – Wine, Surfing and Filmmaking

April 27, 2015 – 8:54 am

Ziobaffa Riddle:

What do you have when you combine surfing with wine? An organic wine.

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Halloween, Wine and Ghost Stories

October 30, 2014 – 3:02 pm

Halloween is celebrated in the US; not so much in the Piedmont, Italy. On the other hand, castles in the Piedmont region offer some scary tales to tell.

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Should the Special Anniversary Have Celebrated with Italian or Swiss Wine?

September 6, 2014 – 11:13 am

At one time, I considered traveling to Switzerland to discover what the Swiss wine industry has to offer. I put it on the back burner for a while.

However, the idea came back to me as I read an article on Wine-Searcher, “Swiss Air Force Drops a Bomb Over Italian Wine.” It seems that the Swiss are very proud of their wines.

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Movimento Turismo del Vino, A Gateway to Italy’s Wine Tourism

September 3, 2014 – 8:27 am

If you are planning a visit to Italy and enjoy wine you will want to check out the Movimento Turismo del Vino website while making your plans.

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Two Pinot Grigio Wines from Attems

August 12, 2014 – 9:01 am

I attended a wine conference in Virginia a few years ago. A panel of winemakers were discussing the grapes that do well in Virginia. When the name Pinot Grigio was introduced, each of the panel’s four winemakers said that Virginia Pinot Grigio wines are boring. We received two bottles of Pinot Grigio from Attems a […]

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