Here’s a quick tip to sharpen your wine-tasting skills If you have a hard time picking out all the fruit, floral, and earthy aromas in wine, gather some random fruit and taste and sniff it thoughtfully, just as you would a wine that you like.
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Eraldo Dentici didn’t come to winemaking by the usual route. He has a degree in surveying, not winemaking. But his family had some land in Rialto-Casale so, as a lark, he decided to try his hand at growing grapes, and discovered his true calling. Neil Duarte visited the winery on his recent trip to Italy, and tasted Dentici’s wines. Read article.
Happy 2022, everyone! The first day of the New Year is rolling around the Earth; our friends in New Zealand and Australis and East Asia have already popped their celebratory corks.
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Here are my notes on two good wines to wrap up the holidays: A very good Tuscan red, and a favorite French sparkler that’s ideal for New Year’s Eve. Read article.
Christmas is one week from tomorrow, and it’s getting awfully late to order gifts. But a nice bottle of wine always makes a good choice! Here’s my report on top ten affordable favorites from 2021.
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A good wine book makes a great gift for a wine lover. One of my favorites of 2021 is a well-told story by Don and Petie Kladstrup that delves into the history and culture of wine: Champagne Charlie: The Frenchman Who Taught Americans to Love Champagne.
Neil’s recent trip to Italy started with a return to Piedmont, arguably one of if not the best wine regions in Italy. In this article he meets up with some old friends.
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It’s December. The sights and sounds of the holiday season are all around us now. Now’s the time to indulge yourself, if you can manage it. I went out the other day and spent two or three times what I usually would for a bottle of wine.
It was a Beaujolais, a $30 Beaujolais.
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Fresh from last year’s vintage, Château Thivin 2020 Côte de Brouilly is a beautiful example of the best of Beaujolais, organically grown on Côte de Brouilly’s typical blue volcanic granite soil that lends its deep minerally characteristic to this bright garnet wine’s fresh strawberry, cranberry, anise, and violet. Those complex aromas carry over to the palate with cleansing acidity and soft but persistent tannins.
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Mmm, Thanksgiving Day! I think I’m still full. I hope all of you in the U.S. were able to enjoy a fine holiday dinner yesterday, in spite of the lingering impact of the pandemic and the rising costs of fuel and food.
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