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This installment of Cellar Notes reminds us once again of that old axiom I preach: “Producer over Vintage”. 1994 in Tuscany was a “good” vintage at best in Tuscany. In fact, the Wine Spectator’s vintage chart rates the vintage at “82”…
Continue readingVino Nobile di Montepulciano, loosely translated as, the Noble Wine of Montepulciano, is an often overlooked DOCG wine from the Tuscan hill top town of Montepulciano. Why overlooked? Well, it just so happens that Montepulciano’s “next door” neighbor is the…
Continue readingRegular readers of this website will recall that I have a major “thing” for Italian Merlot. When well made, there hasn’t been one I’ve not loved and this 100% pure Merlot from the Roman Hills is no exception. I last…
Continue reading Winemaker Diana Snowden Seysses, Snowden Vineyards Photo Courtesy of – Joann Ortega Snowden We’re chatting today with Diana Snowden Seysses, winemaker for Snowden Family Vineyards in Napa Valley and Domaine Dujac in Burgundy, France. Diana, thank you so much for joining me…
Continue readingIt was a long hot weekend of yard work and gardening, so to cool off before a quiet dinner out at a local trattoria, I opened the 2010 Castello Banfi Centine Rosato. This Rose, or Rosato as the Italians call…
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