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    What We’re Drinking – Castello Banfi Rosso di Montalcino

    David Honig
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    This wine is deceptively simple until it is paired with a good steak - then the tannins kick in. The nose shows sweet cherry and violet. On the palate, though, the sweet turns to tart, with dried sour cherries, and leather. Some earthiness lingers. Tannins have a rustic grip. Drink

    What We’re Drinking – Howell Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

    David Honig
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    This is a young wine, a very young wine. It is not a pop-and-pour, and won't be for a decade or more. It took a full 24 hours with an open bottle before it started to unwind. Once it did, though, the patience was well-rewarded. The powerful nose is redolent

    What We’re Drinking – Napa by N.A.P.A.

    David Honig
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    This curiously successful wine is a blend of five different grapes from four different vintages. It was broadly distributed as samples upon release in 2013, so we decided to hang on to a bottle to see how it lasted in the cellar. It did well. Cherries, graphite, and a hint

    Italy and France Court U.S., Chinese markets differently

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    The United States is a growing wine market, and several wine events this year highlight the relationships between these countries. Also, full disclosure, I’m a Francophile, a lover of Italy, and I write for international wine publications that include the U.S. and China. A few years ago I had dinner

    What We’re Drinking – Fattoria Casabianca Chianti Colli Senesi Coppaia

    David Honig
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    Red fruit and grippy tannins will pair well with any baked pasta dish. Cherry, cranberry and leafy herbs show on the nose. Dark cherry, cranberry, leather, and black tea work well together on the palate. Hint so tea and chocolate covered cherries sneak out on the mid-palate. Tannins are very

    What We’re Drinking – Rodney Strong Symmetry

    David Honig
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    Rich, luscious and deep, this is a big mouthful of joy. Black currant and black cherry waft up from the glass. Deep black fruit and loads of dark chocolate and espresso coat the entire mouth, huge, rich, and round. The mid-palate adds a touch of tart blackberry, adding acid-bright freshness.

    Diodoros: Wine Among the Ruins

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    In Sicily, the Diodoros Project focuses on really old world wine. On a day that trembles between sunshine and showers, shafts of early morning sun slice through the clouds to light up the vineyard of Nero d’Avola grapes growing in this quiet corner of Sicily. It’s not a particularly unusual

    What We’re Drinking – Meierer Riesling

    David Honig
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    Pair this succulent sixteen dollar gem with peppery fried chicken, and it's a picnic any time of year.  The nose shows baked apple, honey, and a touch of ginger. It is sweet, but not cloying, on the palate, with 9% alcohol and 47 grams of residual sugar. That attack starts
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