Category: Music
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Boscarelli: Quietly Crafting Outstanding #Wine

Tuscan wines are smoking hot right now. There are eight Tuscan wines in the Top 52 of Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines of 2015. The current release 2010 vintage of Brunello is arguably its best in a decade. Chianti’s 2010 through 2012 and the not yet released 2013 vintage are solid performers and the coastal…
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Exploring the Art of Living with Ferrari-Carano Vineyards

The holiday season is upon us and with it comes hectic time of rush, rush, rush. I would like to challenge you to do something different this year. Really, a new way to approach the holiday season that will hopefully stay with you into 2016. I’d like us all to enjoy this holiday season with…
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Fall into Languedoc AOP for Great Food and Wine Pairings

I enjoy cooking. I like to cook year round but I particularly like the flavors and colors of fall cuisine. I prefer to use as many fresh ingredients as possible in my cooking but living in an urban area most of my fresh ingredients come from the local super market. However, I do have a…
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Special Occasion #Wine Suggestions on Snooth

The holidays are quickly approaching! Its the time of year to share great wine and food with those we love. Its the time of year to indulge a little and spend a lot. Its the perfect time of year to splurge on a special bottle of wine or two that you have been waiting to…
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Villa Maria: Crafting Great Wine in Middle Earth

Of all the fictional worlds I cannot image one I would rather experience more than middle earth. Imagine walking through the Shire or over the majestic mountains to reach the large valley that houses Helm’s Deep, trekking through the Fangorn Forest to visit Treebeard or even better the eternally serene beauty of Rivendell. Of course,…
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Welcoming the Sun at Avignonesi Winery

Rain rain go away; come again another day. As we began our 2 hour trek from Rome to Montepulciano it was raining, hard. Driving an unfamiliar car in an unfamiliar land can be challenging enough, add rain to the mix and who knows what it going to happen. Well what happened is we made our…
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Matchbook Wines: Igniting the Fire in Us All

Pyromania: An obsessive desire to set things on fire. Some of us are born with a fascination of fire. When my dad was a young boy growing up in the 1930’s in Alabama his fascination with fire and mischievous nature resulted in him setting a corn field on fire! I have seen videos of young…
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Over the Hills and Far Away

The hills are alive with wine, food and unique culture; and probably the sound of music as well! I love Italy! I love France! Imagine a little slice of heaven that brings together the cultures of France, Italy and Switzerland. Add to that delicious wine and mountain food, great activities and sites in one of…
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October #Winestudio: The Turkish Wine Revolution – Export is King

A tale as old as time. The first traces of viticulture date back 7000 years in the region of Anatolia, Turkey, where wine was indispensable to the daily lives of the Hattis and the Hittites. That did not change when the Phyrgians lived in Anatolia after the Hittites, with wine as part of the daily…
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Hunting for Wine Treasures with Uncorked Ventures

How do you feel about treasure hunts? When you were a kid did you ever attend a treasure hunt party where you would go door to door in the neighborhood asking for items on the treasure list? Have you ever dreamed of being a pirate? Certainly the wildly successful Pirates of the Caribbean movies indicate…