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Taste of Italy

I just joined some friends of ours, who just happened to recently get married, at a wine tasting/food pairing.  The theme was Italian wines mostly from the Piedmont and Tuscany regions.  I want to tell you about 2 of the 7 wines we tasted in particular because of their “value.”  Both of these Italian reds [...]

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Rare Discovery

We hosted a neighborhood tasting back in April had a wonderful time as usual.  Turns out the Menage a Trois, a personal favorite, was the winning “value wine” (the party theme) at $9.99.  Cedar on the nose and a tremendous mouthfeel, big tannins and some cassis.  Some noted some nutty characteristics as well. But, that’s [...]

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