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Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Differentiating between the Grechetto and Grechetto Gentile varieties in central Italy

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I have encountered and tasted Grechetto wines at various times in the past but my interest was heightened during research on the sparkling w...
Friday, March 27, 2020

Mapping the DOC sparkling wines of Abruzzo and Molise

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In my quest to map the sparkling DOC(G) wines of Italy I have completed overviews of the sparkling wines of North and Central Italy and wi...
Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Domaine Tortochot Chambertin: Stellar representation of a classic vineyard

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Prior to the onset of Covid-19, and the attendant ill effects on commerce and community, Sunday was the day that our group normally gathered...
Saturday, March 21, 2020

The sparkling DOC(G) wines of Central Italy

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With the sparkling wines of Northern Italy now in the books, I turn my attention to the sparkling wines of Central Italy. There is a cons...
Wednesday, March 18, 2020

An overview of the sparkling wines of Northern Italy

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Over the last few months I have been engaged in a project to map all of the DOC(G) sparkling wines of Italy. To date I have published posts ...
Monday, March 16, 2020

The "Cutting Edge" of Spanish Wine: Bodegas Mustiguillo Finca Terrerazo 2015

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Spanish winemakers, beginning in the 1980's, began to focus on the more powerful, fruity wines that the market was rewarding. That is no...
Thursday, March 5, 2020

The DOC sparkling wines of Italy's Lazio region

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Lazio, the second most populous (5.9 million people) and second largest economy (170 Billion Euro GDP) of Italy's 20 regions, boasts Rom...