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Verdicchio – Italy’s Killer V
I think we all remember a time when the Italian white on the tip of everyone’s tongue, from the fanciest of restaurants to the coziest of trattorias, was Pinot Grigio. However, so much has changed since then. Granted, it’s taken Italian whites much longer to be seen seriously than it…
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Our Top 100 Barolo from 2018 to 2020
We have been professionally rating Barolos since the early 2000s and drinking them for a lot longer, and we can’t think of a better time than now to buy and drink the king of Italian wines. The dynamic duo of the 2016 and 2015 vintages have just arrived in the…
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Piedmont Shines with Releases, Especially Barolo 2016
You are going to find some great bottles right now if a trip to a wine shop, or a visit online, means buying wine from Italy’s Piedmont region. First, plenty of new and classic quality 2016 Barolos and Barbarescos are now available and they are reminiscent of the excellent and…
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Wine Spectator Insider Report Spotlights Boscarelli
Wine Spectator was founded in 1976 and, today, is the world’s leading authority on wine. Wine Spectator’s Insider Report is a first look at the editor’s most exciting new wines. For the June 10th edition, the publication focuses the spotlight on Boscarelli Winery. A Vino Nobile Family Boscarelli was founded…
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The New Amaro Obsession
The art of finishing dinner with a glass of amaro, a traditional Italian digestive, is catching on in New York. This summer, a Spritz blitz took over the bars and restaurants of the big apple. New Yorkers lapped up the scarlet Italian aperitif with abandon and bought bottles of premixed…
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The Two Grapes that Define White Bordeaux Wine
Blending Sauvignon Blanc with Sémillon is a classic French white wine technique, most popularly associated with Bordeaux. But the combination has taken off across the world and wines utilizing the style can be found throughout Australia, California, New Zealand and Washington State. The grapes work so well together because Sémillon…
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The 2016 Barolo is Here at Last
Finally, some good news we can all get behind – Barolo’s latest offering is one for the ages. “2016 was the vintage we were all waiting for” – Luca Currado, Barolo producer in Castiglione Falletto. One could argue that the wines of Barolo are as good as ever today. Certainly…
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Tuscany report: Top scoring new releases from Brunello di Montalcino to Chianti Classico
Michaela Morris tastes the latest releases in Tuscany, including the highly anticipated Brunello di Montalcino 2015 wines, plus Chianti Classico 2017. Reviewing my notes from Tuscany’s Anteprime tasting, I have a keen sense of nostalgia. This full-throttle showing of the region’s latest releases marked my last trip to Italy. I am not…
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Barolo 2016 & Riserva 2014: Report and 100 wines tasted
There are plenty of excellent wines from 2016, but how did the 2014 Riservas fare? Stephen Brook reports The great majority of these wines were tasted blind in January 2020 at the Nebbiolo Prima event in Alba, while others were tasted (non-blind) at the Grandi Langhe event that followed immediately…
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Barolo 2006: Panel tasting results
Sufficient time has now passed for the quality of the top wines to shine through – the best 2006 Barolos offer both maturity and freshness, and many will continue to age well. With only 29 wines to be tasted, our judges agreed it was impossible to draw any broad conclusions…
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