Just in time time for New Year’s Eve (well, if you’re like me and you didn’t select your Champagne for toasting yet because you still have a few more days), here’s a little info on some sparkling wines and a few that you might try, of course under $25. Cheers to saving and sipping in…
Category: Italian Wine
Hurricane Party Wine
“Why don’t you come upstairs on Saturday? We have bottled water, candles and salami and I just bought a bunch of Italian wines for my Veneto study.” On Wednesday I had done a blind tasting of Italian wines at the Vin Master which inspired me to skip several chapters in the Certified Specialist of Wine…
Rico Suave
“Swah-vay, like Rico Suave” she said correcting my pronunciation of the Italian Veneto region’s Soave denominazione di origine controllata (DOC). This is primarily the Garganega grape, Chardonnay and Trebbiano di Soave are allowed to play as long as 70% is Garganega. These white wines strike me as smoother and more elegant (not official wine terminology)…
NC Wine?
“Would you consider us better than Napa, equal to, or…? I was so impressed at the boldness of Lana’s question – and I’m happy to say that my answer wasn’t lip service – the wines we tasted are comparable to young vines of Napa and some of the Italian wines I’ve tried. Maybe 10 years…
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