Halloween evening turned brisk and blustery, abruptly turning our long, extended summer toward winter, the wind whining eerily as temperatures started a quick dive to our first frosty morning since last March.
What a great evening for a glass of Sherry!
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Made from 100 percent Palomino grapes, the Los Arcos Amontillado shows a pretty, bright bronze color in the glass. Delicious walnut aromas with a hint of brown sugar fill the nose; walnuts and soft lemon flavors fill the mouth. It’s dry with no apparent sweetness, but its luscious medium-bodied nutty character and mouth-watering acidity offers a good example of Amontillado.
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No matter where you stand on the political spectrum, I don’t think you’re going to be overjoyed about the Trump Administration’s tariffs that go into force today. The tariffs will add an immediate 25 percent tax on French, German and Spanish wines, as well as Parmesan cheese, mussels, coffee, single-malt whiskeys and other agricultural goods from Europe.
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A distinct high-toned edge of volatile acidity has to rate as a flaw amid the characteristic Chianti black cherries, plums, and dried cherries in this Ruffino “Aziano” Chianti Classico. On the palate it’s mouth-filling with juicy black fruit firmly contained by food-friendly acidity and considerable tannic astringency. This is a real food wine, perhaps better at the table than sipped alone.
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A pretty, clear garnet color in the glass, this nicely balanced Santa Cristina Toscana blend of 90 percent Sangiovese with a splash of Merlot offers clean and fresh aromas of black cherries and a hint of raspberries. Juicy black fruit surrounded by clean, food-friendly acidity makes for a nicely balanced wine that serves well at the dinner table.
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The family-owned Sicilian winery Planeta has been a favorite of Neil Duarte’s. In this article he reviews wines from Paneta’s new winery near Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano. Read article.
Now that consumer DNA testing has become a popular thing, a lot of us have tracked down more details than we had known about our ancestry and heritage. As it was for our families, so it was for wine. But most of us rarely recall the Russian connection with American wine.
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The fresh-fruit aromas of this clear, straw-color B.R. Cohn Chardonnay start with nectarines and pears, a hint of tangerine, and a subtle back note of oak. Bright and freshly acidic on the palate, medium-bodied green-apple flavors joining the chorus with a touch of citrus. It’s dry and appropriately acidic, with a snappy, food-friendly finish.
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If your wine memory goes back far enough to remember the days when “Anything but Chardonnay” was a popular slogan, raise your hand. But here’s the good news. Nowadays, with a little care in the shopping, it’s easy to find enjoyable Chardonnay again.
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This fresh young Louis Jadot Chardonnay offers a pleasant scent of ripe apples with subtle back notes of wildflowers and stony minerality.
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