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Best Wines To Pour At Thanksgiving Dinner
Thanksgiving is the Super Bowl of cooking and entertaining. And while a lot of the focus is on the perfect roast turkey and all the trimmings, an extended family get together calls for wine. Lots and lots of wine. While at some point during dinner with the family one might…
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Spotlight on Rosso di Montalcino
Rosso di Montalcino sometimes gets overlooked in the rush to focus solely on Brunello. That’s a shame, as the best Rossos offer pedigreed expressions of Sangiovese from this magical hillside town and its surrounding vineyards. At the same time, styles and overall quality are variable, which makes navigating Rosso a…
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2015: Brunello’s Fairy-Tale Vintage
The 2015 vintage is a historical year for Brunello di Montalcino that nobody should miss. The wines show impressive precision of vivid fruit, fine tannins and freshness in acidity despite their ripeness and richness which makes them some of the most exciting in years. Winemakers in Montalcino were never better…
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Fulfilling a Promise of Quality: Fantini Montepulciano is a Top 100 Best Buy Wine
Fantini Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC 2018 has been awarded a place on the Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Best Buy List for 2019. Each year Wine Enthusiast publishes its Top 100 Best Buys list. This list is comprised of wines that deliver heavily on quality while stretching each dollar to the max. …
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Italy, Tuscany: Chianti Classico New Releases & A New Wave of Italian Icons
“You can’t get a plant to grow by pulling on its leaves,” a friend once counseled me. By its very definition, growth happens organically, spontaneously and naturally. Those words came to mind as I tasted through the 248 beautiful wines presented in this article. This is an exceptional group of…
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When Dreams Come True in Sardinia
Alexandria, VA – In 2018 Renato Spanu, owner of Jankara, moved to Sant’Antonio di Gallura, Sardinia to fulfill his dream of running his winery, Jankara, and his dedication is paying off with a new winery and a new Cinque Grappoli Award from Bibenda. Daring to Dream Big Located in picturesque…
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Tara Empson To Visit Dallas Texas
Alexandria, VA – Tara Empson will be traveling to Dallas this September to attend several wine events. The trip includes a cocktail meet-and-greet, a wine dinner open to the public and an industry trade tasting. Tara Empson, Owner and CEO of Empson USA, is a Wine Enthusiast 40 under 40…
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Tre Bicchieri Award. Gianfranco Sabbatino from Le Casematte in Messina Speaks
Please Note: This article has been translated from its original format into English. “Twenty years ago, almost by accident, I started working in the wine sector, a thousand miles away from what was my profession.” Gianfranco Sabbatino, who was an accountant before, reports on the site of his company. “But…
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Travel Log #9: First Impressions of 2015 Brunello
My son Jack and I spent this past weekend tasting a few dozen 2015 Brunellos from top producers in Montalcino while visiting vineyards and cellars. We came away with a pretty awesome opinion of the vintage, which will be released in January 2020. We also organized a dinner for 42…
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Italian Wine Exports: You Have To Be Responsible To Everyone
Tara Empson may just seem like a young Millennial at the age of 34 years old who was placed into the sweet position of being handed the title of CEO of her family’s company Empson & Co. and Empson Canada yet when one gets a chance to sit down for…
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