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 Saturday March 17th was a gorgeous day.  It was a sunny day,    with azure blue skies, and almost 70 degrees.  So what’s a nice Italian boy to do on St. Patrick’s Day?  Why, go to Little Italy in the Bronx, of course! …

I discovered Frank Family  several years ago on a trip to Napa and have loved their Cabernets ever since.  Back then, I was told that they didn’t ship to retailers outside California, but thankfully that seems to have changed. This…

1997 was a tremendous vintage not only in Tuscany, but for Italy as a whole. And while Solaia may well be Antinori’s flagship wine, in 1997, it also Italy’s flagship wine.  Wine Spectator named the wine it’s “Wine of the Year”…

I remember seeing this wine reviewed by Wine Spectator late in 2010. It was rated “93” and was the highest scoring Chianti Classico out of 178 Chianti Classicos and Riservas rated for that article.  So, when I saw it locally…