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Making Sense of Wine’s Tween Years

Evan Dawson
Features
6 min read
Trying to navigate Piedmont by using GPS is like asking your high school Spanish teacher to translate street talk in the heart of San Juan. You'll get some things right, some wrong, and you're likely to eventually make an embarrassing mistake. And so we were about 40 minutes late in

2010 Azelia Dolcetto d’Alba “Bricco Dell’Oriolo”

Gary Thomas
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Dolcetto’s reputation in some quarters as an easy-drinking, even insubstantial, wine is challenged here. This is an elegant example of what Dolcetto can be in the right hands. Perfumed, floral nose with black cherry and anise arising out of the glass. A complex mix that includes blackberry and a dusting

NV Banfi Rosa Regale

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
The color is very pretty and bright, ruby with a fizz of bubbles. The nose is rose petals and sweet strawberries. This is definitely a sweet sparkler, a fizzy blend of raspberry and strawberry sherbert, with a little rosewater making a floral appearance on the mid-palate. There is a surprising

Italy in Sonoma

Shannon Jones
Feature Stories
4 min read
Sangiovese, barbera, primitivo…the classic Italian grape varieties most cultivated across Italy. But grown in Sonoma, California? They are and have been dating back to the late 1800’s and thriving today. The arrival of Italian grape varieties in Sonoma can be traced to 1881 and the founding of the Italian Swiss

HOT LOT Old World and New – Three 90+ Point Wines

Palate Press
Features
2 min read
HOT LOT January 1, 2012 WHO: DeLille Cellars WHAT: Red Bordeaux Blend WHERE: Washington, Columbia Valley, Red Mountain DESIGNATION: Chaleur Estate WHEN: 2003 SIZE: 750 ml RESERVE: $170 (all three bottles) MINIMUM BID INCREMENT: $10 95 Points, Wine Advocate Both the 2003 and 2002 red Chaleur Estates set new standards