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Sense of Place: Audarya Vermentino di Sardegna 2022
I’ve never been to Sardinia, but this wine makes me believe I know the place. Aromas of white flowers and wild herbs place me in a garden on a bluff overlooking the Mediterranean. A steady but comfortable sea breeze carries … Continue reading
Loving those fizzy Italian reds
Back in the mid-70s, I remember my mother would sometimes keep a jug of Riunite in the door of the fridge. We were not a drinking family — my father was a health nut, into fitness and exercise (a frequent … Continue reading
Why white wines should not always be drunk young …
Here’s my dirty little secret: I love white wines. In WineLine #26, way back in January 2003 before these online scribblings were called blogs, I issued an impassioned defense of white wines. Sometimes, I even think I prefer white wines … Continue reading
Italy’s Three Kings
Dominic Nocerino oozes luxury and style, from his tailored suit and silk ties to the triple-digit prices in the portfolio of wines he has built for Vinifera Imports, the company he founded in 1979. Yet along with the good-natured instant … Continue reading
Sweet Endings for 2009
Earlier this month I wrote two columns for The Washington Post recommending sparkling wines for the holidays – one on wines above $30, the other for more budget-conscious revelers. All the wines were dry. That led one frustrated reader to … Continue reading
Posted in Champagne, France, Italy, Spain, Sparkling Wine, Washington Post, Weblogs, Wine
Tagged France, Italy, Spain, Sparkling Wine, Wine
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Bring Back the Samplers
When I began my wine explorations two decades ago, one store in DC I regularly visited was Mayflower Wine & Spirits, on M St NW. The store specialized in Italian wines, but it had a great selection from around the … Continue reading
Coppo Brachetto d’Acqui Passione 2006
Most of the Brachetto wines I tasted for my column this week in The Washington Post were bright, fruity, delightfully fun wines, spritzy with bubbles and deliciously sweet. The Coppo Passione 2006 ($28) was more complex, more serious. Its color … Continue reading
Posted in Italy, Sparkling Wine
Tagged Brachetto, Dessert Wine, Italy, Italy Wine, Sparkling Wine, Wine
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Rosa Regale Brachetto d’Acqui – a Great Chocolate Wine
No, not a chocolate-flavored wine, but a great wine to pair with chocolate, especially cake and cookies and other confections. ‘Smores, perhaps? No need for stuffy gourmandise when the wine is as fun as a Brachetto d’Acqui. If you’ve only … Continue reading
Posted in Italy, Lust, Sparkling Wine, Washington Post
Tagged Brachetto, Italy, Italy Wine, Valentine's, Wine, Wine and Chocolate
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Holiday Bubbles!
Even in economically depressed times, sometimes nothing less than Champagne will do! For some people of course, especially in down times, nothing less will do! After all, it was John Maynard Keynes, the noted economist whose theories got us out … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, California, Champagne, France, Italy, Sparkling Wine, Washington Post
Tagged California, Champagne, France, Italy, Sparkling Wine, Washington Post, Wine
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