This past Sunday I visited my brother, Jay (who goes by John now), under the pretense that we are drinking down on our wine inventories (so that we can buy more, of course). I brought a bottle of 2008 Antinori Scalabrone Bolgheri Rosato (see related post), and we also opened a bottle of his 2007 [...]
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Wine hospitality
Posted in Antinori Tenuta Guado Al Tasso Scalabrone Rosato, Brunello, Italian whites, rosé, Spirited Occasions, tagged Antinori Scalabrone Bolgheri Rosato, Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino, Kendall Jackson Chardonnay, Tenuta San Guido Le Difese on August 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Manifestations of Montalcino
Posted in Brunello, Tuscany, tagged Brunello di Montalcino, Canalicchio di Sopra, DOC, DOCG, French oak, IGT, Primo Pacenti, Rosso di Montalcino, Sangiovese Grosso, Slovenian oak on June 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Despite growing up in the same house, being exposed to the same culture and learning the same morals, siblings often demonstrate stark contrast in character. Much like the different expressions that children from one family may exhibit, the same can be seen in grapes of the same name. Sangiovese Grosso is usually associated as the [...]
Beautiful Brunello
Posted in Brunello, tagged 2003, 2004, Argiano, Brunello, Ciacci Piccolomini, City Wine Merchant, Damilano Arneis Langhe, Eric Asimov, Gaja, La Serena, Poggio di Sotto, Sandrone, Talenti, Vigna Pianrosso on February 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
It’s probably clear from previous blog posts that Italian wines are close to my heart. One of the driving factors of my going to Buffalo this past weekend is that City Wine Merchant, run by a friend of mine, was having an Italian wine tasting. The line-up included some amazing producers, including Gaja, Sandrone, and [...]
