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- Retsina: The Quality Revolution of Greece’s Historic Wine June 29, 2022
- Ktima Voyatzi of Western Macedonia June 27, 2022
- Italian Wines from the Cellar Paired with Roberto Donna’s Cooking June 26, 2022
- South African Rosé: Selections from the 2021 Vintage June 9, 2022
- Titus Vineyards: Impressive New Releases from Napa Valley May 26, 2022
- Raventós i Blanc and Can Sumoi: New Releases May 21, 2022
- New Releases of BARRA and Girasole Wines from Mendocino County May 21, 2022
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- Tongue Dancer: Exciting New Releases from Sonoma & Mendocino May 16, 2022
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Retsina: The Quality Revolution of Greece’s Historic Wine
Retsina, a wine made with the infusion of resin usually from the Aleppo pine tree, is Greece’s most famous and historic wine. The retsina of old was often pungent. As our reviews below show, today’s retsina made by some of … Continue reading
Posted in Countries and Regions, Greece, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Type
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Ktima Voyatzi of Western Macedonia
The Voyatzi Estate is a premier boutique winery located in Western Macedonia in the picturesque town of Velvento. It is owned and operated by winemaker Yannis Voyatzi, the renowned chief enologist of Boutari, and his brother Nikos. The Voyatzi family … Continue reading
Posted in Countries and Regions, Greece, Greek Wines, Red Wine, Rosé, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Type
Tagged Macedonia
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Italian Wines from the Cellar Paired with Roberto Donna’s Cooking
Roberto Donna, is one of the pioneers of Italian alta cucina in Washington DC, especially at Galileo. [If you are of a certain age, you may have seen the video of him with Julia Child in her program, In Julia’s … Continue reading
Posted in Countries and Regions, Italy, Red Wine, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine and Food, Wine Articles, Wine Type
Tagged Chianti Classico, Sicily
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Raventós i Blanc and Can Sumoi: New Releases
Raventós i Blanc The house of Josep Raventós i Blanc was established in 1986 in Sant Sadurni d’Anoia by Josep-Maria Raventós, a breakaway member of the Codorníu family, with the objective of making Cavas of exceptional quality. Today, Josep’s grandson … Continue reading
Posted in Countries and Regions, Spain, Sparkling Wine, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Type
Tagged Cava, Penedès, Skurnik
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New Releases of BARRA and Girasole Wines from Mendocino County
The Barra family farms over 300 acres of organically cultivated wine grapes on the benchlands above the headwaters of the Russian River. Winemaker Randy Meyer follows strict guidelines in producing the winery’s certified organic wines, including low sulfite content (45-65 … Continue reading
Posted in California, Chardonnay, Countries and Regions, Red Wine, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Type
Tagged Mendocino
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Tongue Dancer: Exciting New Releases from Sonoma & Mendocino
James Mac Phail, one of California’s most accomplished winemakers, is with his wife and partner Kerry crafting some superb wines under his Tongue Dancer label. The wines are reasonably priced in view of their high quality and the small volume … Continue reading
Posted in California, Chardonnay, Countries and Regions, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Type
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Alma Rosa: Small is Beautiful in the Sta Rita Hills
This small winery was started in 2005 by Richard Sanford and his wife Thekla to produce high quality wines following organic and sustainable agricultural methods. In 2014, the estate and winery were sold to Bob and Barb Zorich, both graduates … Continue reading
Posted in Chardonnay, Countries and Regions, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Type
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More Interesting Grapes and Wines from Italy
Italy has a mind-boggling number of indigenous and international grape varieties and wine appellations. In this article, we review some of the more interesting ones recently sent to us for review. They include well-known indigenous varieties like Grillo and Nero … Continue reading
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Flora Springs of Napa Valley: New Releases of Soliloquy and Trilogy
Flora Spring is a family-owned and operated winery in Napa Valley producing superior quality, handcrafted wines. The two wines reviewed here are their flagship white wine Soliloquy and red blend Trilogy. In our review of the previous vintages of these … Continue reading
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