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      Hidden Italian Getaway Near Venice: Discovering Asolo’s charm, wine and history

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      A History of Wine near Venice in Six Families

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    What We’re Drinking – Ridge Vineyards “Lytton Springs” 2015

    David Honig
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    The wine is opaque in the center, garnet around the edges. Aromas of dark fruits, deep earth, herbs, and unsweetened chocolate all roil up from the glass, offering a full, rich mouthful. Petite Sirah gives an anchor to Zinfandel and Carignane lifts it, altogether giving an incredibly broad spectrum of

    What We’re Drinking – Edna Valley Pinot Grigio 2016

    David Honig
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    The color is a pale straw. Tropical fruits and vanilla waft up from the glass. Mango and lightly-poached pear lead on the palate, with brighter, more tart fresh pear and apple on the mid-palate. This is a very pleasant quaff, a bit fat, easy to pair. Drink with a fried

    DISCOVERIES: The Other Sauvignon Blanc

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    In Arroyo Seco - a tiny California appellation most of us have never heard of - winemakers have been perfecting a different type of Sauvignon Blanc: musqué. This particular clone [pronounced Moose-KAY] produces wine that is distinctly different from the traditional French green herb aromas or the New Zealand-style boxwood-scented

    2014 Yarden Malbec

    David Honig
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    The color is a very deep garnet, almost black in the center. The nose smells like black fruit and blueberry baked in a pie. Black currant, blueberries, and tart raspberry pair with pastry and plenty of vanilla on the palate. The wood comes through strong. A bit of tobacco leaf

    What We’re Drinking – 2009 Yarden Blanc de Blancs

    David Honig
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    The wine presents with pale straw color and medium bubbles. Baked apple and yeast show on the nose. Tart green apples are the primary flavor on the palate, with some brioche around the edges. Lime zest lingers for a few seconds on the finish. The wine is fermented in the

    What We’re Drinking – William Hill Sauvignon Blanc

    David Honig
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    On the nose, this opens like a Kiwi Suav Blanc, all gooseberry and litter box, but after most of that blows off, tropical fruits come through. Passionfruit leads on the palate, but white grapefruit comes up right behind it, and laps it on the mid-palate. Gooseberry runs throughout. It's bright

    What We’re Drinking – 2013 Karmei Yosef Bravdo Coupage

    David Honig
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    The color is a medium garnet.  Pipe tobacco, tomato, and vanilla provide a base for blueberry, blackberry, and cherry aromas. On the palate, jammy black fruit leads, slightly off-dry, with vanilla, leafy herbs, and a hint of seared beef fat. It's a little jumbled, not quite knit together, but offers

    What We’re Drinking: 2016 Cantina Riff Pinot Grigio Delle Venezie IGT

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    An amazing take on pinot grigio: not typical at all, and wonderful in a unique way. I don’t always agree with the choices made by the famed Alois Lageder production team – but here I definitely come down on their side. They source the grapes for this wine from limestone
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