Tag: Tuscany
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Forbes Article: Look To The Black Rooster For Quality Sangiovese In Chianti
Chianti conjures up many images, from Anthony Hopkin’s enigmatic portrayal of Hannibal Lecter to a fiasco, straw-wrapped bottle, atop a red and white checkered plastic table cloth in an Italian restaurant.
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Il Palagio: The Message in the Bottle is Delicious
Celebrity wines are becoming quite numerous, and they are often met with a mixed response. When the celebrity attaches their persona to the wine consumers often flock to the wine, wanting to determine for themselves whether or not it is a good wine. Critics tend to receive the wine with much more skepticism, after all…
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#Food & #Wine Pairing: Italy Meets Thailand
Have you ever had a weekday overfull with work and errands? Of course you have. Those are the days it is tempting to grab dinner through a window and head home to the family. However, even those crazy days can offer a healthy and fast family dinner paired with a delicious wine while planning on…
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Romancing the Grape
Literature and history offers us tales of great romances. Some of these romances span wars, separation, and even death. The more magnetic the romance the more we are drawn to it, wanting to know all there is about such a passionate love. Most of us; however, don’t live a life of wild romance. We enjoy…
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On the Road Again: Back to Italy
In February I enjoyed a wonderful week in Montpellier attending ViniSud 2016 followed by a few days in Paris with my daughter. At the beginning of this month I enjoyed another fantastic week in France, this time in Bordeaux attending En Primeurs as a guest of Millesima for being a finalist in their Blogger Awards.…
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Open That Bottle Night with a Beautiful Italian
Decisions, decisions. I am a decisive person. When I see an item I like that I need and is within my budget I buy it. No need to keep looking to make sure it is the “right” item to buy. See it, like it, buy it, done. I decisive in all areas of my life,…
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Fèlsina: Land of Light
Our days in wine country were coming to an end. We spent a glorious day in Montepulciano visiting Avignonesi and Boscerelli. Then spend a day and night in Montalcino visiting Pogio Antico and Terralsole. However, before we jumped back on the tourist track and headed to San Gimignano we could not conclude our Tuscan wine…
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Terralsole: Land Towards the Sun
I am going to take you on a journey to the “land towards the sun,” where the sky is blue, the clouds are wispy, the sun is bright and the land is green. It is a serene place, a true heaven on earth with gently rolling hills covered with olive trees, wild brush, cypress trees,…
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Poggio Antico: A Feast for the Senses
This past holiday season was a bit of whirl wind for me. It was filled with great wine, fun tastings, dinners, friends and family. I took some time off from writing and just sat back and enjoyed it all. Now that the new year is here I would like to get back on track to…
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Out with the old, In with the New
Are you a resolution person? You know, “new year new you,” kinda thing. I am not one that finds myself deeply reflective as one year closes and other begins. Instead I try to live with intention and conscious awareness of making positive changes whenever necessary regardless of the date on the calendar. However, I love…
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