“Come, come, good wine is a good familiar creature, if it be well used.” I expect that few of us would disagree with Shakespeare’s words in Othello.
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Shades of black rise from this dark reddish-purple Northern Rhône Syrah. E. Guigal Crozes-Hermitage shows deep and brooding scents of blackberries and black cherries, with back notes of black pepper and black olives singing harmony.
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The Pasqua Vigneti e Cantine winery in Verona has been a family owned and run operation for almost 100 years. This innovative family works with artists worldwide to create wine projects, including novel wine labels. Neil recently tasted two of their wines, one from the Veneto in the far north of Italy and one from Puglia on the southeastern Adriatic tip of the country. Read article.
Suddenly it’s September, but Earth’s hottest summer on record isn’t through with us yet. Earth’s climate is getting warmer, and it’s hard to ignore the reality of hotter, higher-alcohol, stronger wines made from grapes that have basked under scorching heat.
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“Don Nicanor” Mendoza Malbec opens with a bold, forward scent of cherries and cherry liqueur. With time in the glass adds blackberry notes and whiffs of black and white pepper. Its hefty 14.9% alcohol adds an indisputable touch of heat, but it’s well integrated in a full, fresh and clean black-fruit flavor.
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If a wine is made from grapes grown in lava soils on the slopes of Sicily’s towering Mount Etna volcano, can you taste Earth’s molten fire in the wine? (This one is for paid-tier subscribers only. Subscribe here!)
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I’ve tasted wines made from more than 200 different grapes. That’s a nerdy wine brag, but let’s look at Vermentino and I’ll explain why it makes sense.
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Erné Costa Toscana Vermentino breathes delicious tropical aromas: A whiff of banana oil at first gives way to an appealing mix of peach, pear, and pineapple. Aromas follow the nose and add a zippy citric squeeze of lime and Subtle rocky minerality.
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Burgundy is ancient. Its wine heritage reaches past the medieval dukes and vine-growing monasteries of Bourgogne to fourth-century Roman colonies in Gaul. (This one is for paid-tier subscribers only. Subscribe here!)
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Eleven years ago, Neil Duarte first visited Cantina Fontursia and met winemaker Gianmarco Veccia and his family. Since he was impressed by the Fontursia wines, he returned this spring, along with his own family. Here’s his report on the wines, more than a decade later. Read article.
