Category Archives: Italy

Wednesday wine recommendations, 8/23/2017

Posted on August 23, 2017 by

Riesling can be one of the most thrilling wines. This week’s selections include a scintillating example from Alsace, made from organic grapes, plus a lovely Rhone red and an electric white from Sicily. For novelty, how about a tasty kosher … Continue reading →

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Wednesday wine recommendations, 8/2/2017

Posted on August 2, 2017 by

Here are some more wines for summer: An enjoyable sparkler to get the party started, two rosés to help set the patio mood, and a substantial red to wash down those hefty meats off your grill.   Le Clos des … Continue reading →

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Wednesday wine recommendations, 7/26/2017

Posted on July 27, 2017 by

Okay, so it’s actually Thursday, and deadlines and baseball intervened. But here are some wine recommendations to help you slake your summer thirst. Rosé of course, including a top-notch Sancerre and a fun one from Italy, plus three delicious whites – … Continue reading →

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Are We There Yet? Are We There Yet? (Spring, that is … )

Posted on April 18, 2014 by

This is for faithful reader Norman Holly, who reminds me that I should be posting some wine recommendations. This is a wine blog, after all. So in the hopes that warm weather is – or is about to be – … Continue reading →

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Wines to Defy Winter’s Last Blast

Posted on March 25, 2014 by

The calendar says Spring, but Ol’ Man Winter isn’t done with us yet. Tuesday’s forecast for the Washington, D.C., area calls for 1-2 more inches of the white stuff, timed not to give us a day off like that last … Continue reading →

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A stellar Austrian red to start the year off right

Posted on January 7, 2014 by

Here are a few recommendations from my January 1 Washington Post column, including one of the best red wines I’ve tasted from Austria. I had the pleasure of visiting Franz Netzl and his family in December 2012 in Göttlesbrunn, in Carnuntum, just … Continue reading →

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Shoot-out at the sparkling wine corral

Posted on December 29, 2013 by

Blind tastings can be fun, informative, uplifting, humbling, even humiliating. The ones I enjoy most are those where my involvement is solely as a taster, with no knowledge of what wines are in the mix (I tend to try to … Continue reading →

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