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      Flying Saucer Wine: 2019 Bonny Doon “Le Cigare Volant” Red Wine of the Earth

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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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    2020 Gorgo San Michelin – Custoza DOC, Vino Biologico

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    A classic white wine blend from a little-known area near the famed Lake Garda, in the Veneto region of Italy. The wine is medium-light bodied, with a whisper of pineapple in the aroma, more light tropical & citrus notes on the palate, and a lightly-mineral, crisp finish. This is an

    2017 Gary Farrell Russian River Pinot Noir, Sonoma County, McDonald Mountain Vineyard

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    Drink up, and move on. Have you ever fallen in love with someone’s beauty and vitality, enjoyed them to the hilt all evening – only to find the attraction had dissipated by morning? That’s the experience I had with this Pinot Noir by Gary Farrell Winery,  wonderful as an aperitif;

    Penelope Bourbon: How to Create Your Own American Whiskey

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    Why does someone start a bourbon brand named Penelope Bourbon? Are you sitting at home in New Jersey, thrilled that you and your wife are going to finally have a baby, talking with your childhood best friend, and the subject of bourbon just happens to come up? Perhaps. And if

    How Did the “Tokay” Grape Disappear?

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    Twenty years ago, there were three different, fairly well-known European grapes commonly referred to as “tokay” (with various spellings); today there is only one. These three grapes came from three separate countries: Italy, France and Hungary. With the launch of the European Union in the mid-1990s, grape names have been

    An Unexpected Italian White Wine: Friulano

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    From the organic Aquila del Torre Winery in the extreme northeastern region of Italy Imagine a wine that is layered and deep, echoing the soil and the hillside terroir where it is grown. And this is a white wine – perhaps not exactly what you might be expecting, since more

    2019 Los Vascos Cromas Carmenère Gran Reserva

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    You’re going to need a bigger glass. Not just because you’ll want to drink more of this wine, but because it shows much better in a glass with a large bowl. Though the carmenère grape in this Chilean wine originally came from Bordeaux (as does the parent wine company, Barons

    Costco’s Iconic Wine Advent Calendar Now Revealed in Stores

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    Costco’s Wine Advent Calendar is quickly becoming as synonymous as Costco’s iconic hot dogs. With the Christmas season fast approaching,...

    The Holy Grail Wine Advent-ure Calendar Is Now Available At Costco

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    The mission statement of Costco says they aim “to continually provide members with quality goods and services at the lowest...
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