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Blind Tasting 2012 Zinfandel

By Gregory Dal Piaz

As you may know, Zinfandel is my favorite American grape variety. The wines produced tend to span a wide range of fascinating styles and can reveal fabulous...

July 23, 2014 in Wine Reviews
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The Ultimate Summer refreshers!

As we work our way through summer, a summer that has been absolutely beautiful here in the northeast, or at least for the few days I’ve been here, I know...

July 22, 2014 in Wine Reviews
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2009 Brunello di Montalcino

By Bob Fyke

January 27th saw the arrival of the Benvenuto Brunello road show, from The Fortezza in Montalcino, to Gotham Hall in Manhattan. The purpose of the event was...

July 21, 2014 in Wine Reviews
Cariñena’s ready to Take Center Stage

The wines of Cariñena may be unknown to you, as they were to me until my recent trip to the region which i reported on here: Now that I am more familiar...

July 18, 2014 in Wine Reviews
Getting to know: Jon Thorsen

By Gregory Dal Piaz

We continue our ongoing interview series with the friends of Snooth today by introducing Jon Thorsen. Jon maintains one of the most focused blogs on the...

July 18, 2014 in Commentary
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Delicate and Delicious!

By Gregory Dal Piaz

While much of summer’s oohing and awing seems reserved for dry aged, grass fed and locally grown beef these days, not that I am complaining, eating beef on...

July 17, 2014 in Wine & Food
Great Value Sauvignon Blanc

By Gregory Dal Piaz

Value among wines is of course relative, though there are a few factors that help keep prices down and values compelling. For example, the use of oak barrels...

July 16, 2014 in Wine Reviews
Wines We’ve Loved in June!

And we are back with what is proving to be one of your favorite features. As our favorite wine writers share their finds of the month with us we get to learn...

July 15, 2014 in Wine Reviews
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2010 Barolo

By Gregory Dal Piaz

So what’s not to like? 2010 Barolo is in the hype machine right now and as much as i would like to say that they hype machine is in overdrive, which it...

July 14, 2014 in Wine Reviews
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Cariñena Is Ready for You

By Gregory Dal Piaz

So what’s the first thing you think of when you read Cariñena? I thought of the grape Cariñena, aka Carignane, eponymous as it is. what I did not think...

July 11, 2014 in Wine Reviews