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I’ve long loved Dolcetto.   Years back, I discovered this wine after a sort of “Chianti Fatigue”.   Dolcetto was bright, fruity, slightly smokey, and a bit mysterious.  It was very food friendly, and offered a slightly less expensive ($12-$15) change of pace…

Tasting this wine brought back memories of that old quote from the movie, History of the World – Part I.  “Nice….nice….not THRILLING….but nice.  You just can’t like every wine.  This bland red, the 2008 Tenuta di Castiglioni,  from Frescobaldi  (have…

Several years ago, I had the opportunity to taste the Agostina Pieri Rosso di Montalcino.  A friend in the wine trade recommended the wine to me and told me the woman running the estate was as fanatical about quality as…

1997 in Tuscany was hailed by many to be the “Vintage of the Century”.   I’ve tasted many 1997’s and while the vintage is certainly spectacular, I think it remains to be seen how it will fare when the history is written.  …

“I don’t even buy Napa Valley Cabernet anymore because the quality wines are $50 and up!” This was the line I overheard at a retailer just last week.  To this I simply say: Rubbish!  And the subject of this report…