Articles tagged with Italy

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  Italian White Wines Worth Tasting

  By Gregory Dal Piaz

  Are you drinking enough Italian whites? Probably not. In fact, you’ve probably never even heard of some of these wines! I found a wine new to me as well,...

  April 10, 2012 in Wine Reviews

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  Italy Claims 22 Percent of Global Wine Market

  By Wayne Stainrook

  March 20, 2012 — After surpassing France as the world’s biggest wine producer in 2010, Italy now holds 22 percent of the global wine market, according to...

  March 20, 2012 in The Wine Lifestyle

  
  
  
  
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  5 Top Value Sangiovese Wines from 2009

  By Gregory Dal Piaz

  2009 is a vintage of highs and lows in Tuscany. High heat and low rainfall produced some wonderful wines that are full with ripe fruit and soft structure,...

  March 13, 2012 in Wine Reviews

  
  
  
  
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  Sangiovese from Italy and California

  By Gregory Dal Piaz

  Today, I’m publishing two sets of tasting notes featuring Sangiovese-based wines from both Chianti and the U.S.’s West Coast. In many ways it is an...

  March 6, 2012 in Wine Varieties

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  Top 5 Italian Sangiovese

  By Gregory Dal Piaz

  Sangiovese is a bit of a chameleon, even in Italy. At its best, at least for my palate, it’s all about pure red fruits framed with distinct earthy, leather...

  March 6, 2012 in Wine Reviews

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  Leap Year Wines

  By Gregory Dal Piaz

  You have an extra day, what will you celebrate with? I've given his some thought. My first idea was to recommend all Extra Dry and Extra Brut sparkling...

  February 29, 2012 in Wine Regions

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  Top 5 2007 Barolo Wines

  By Gregory Dal Piaz

  Barolo is my favorite wine so I had to include a listing here of some of my favorites. 2007 was a vintage that I came down a little hard on, though my...

  February 1, 2012 in Wine Reviews

  
  
  
  
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  Tuscany Travelogue

  By Robert Reimann

  If there's such a thing as a “Mecca” for bicycle travel, Italy may be the place. And if you love wine and Italian cooking too, then you'll definitely...

  January 30, 2012 in Wine Regions

  
  
  
  
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  Top 10 Italian Red Wines

  By Gregory Dal Piaz

  Having recently tasted a few 2006 Brunellos, my thoughts turned to the reputation of Brunello and where it fits within the hierarchy of Italian wines. While...

  January 19, 2012 in Wine Reviews

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  Reviews of 2006 Brunello

  By Gregory Dal Piaz

  In all honesty, I’ve found a lot to like in 2006 Brunello, but that doesn’t necessarily make this the vintage to buy. You might be better off sourcing...

  January 17, 2012 in Wine Reviews

  
  
  
  

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