Let’s face it: There’s no substitute for a visit to Tuscany. Just the mention of iconic Tuscan landmarks is enough to evoke rapture in the hearts of those who’ve been there – Florence, birthplace of the Renaissance and home to masterworks by Botticelli and da Vinci, among others; Pisa and its gravity-defying leaning tower; the […]
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Several months ago, I was lucky enough to take part in a Snooth virtual tasting of four wines from Murrieta’s Well in the Livermore Valley of California. When we got to the 2016 Merlot, winemaker Robbie Meyer suggested Thanksgiving dinner as the perfect pairing partner. After sampling his Merlot and later opening five others during
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Do you remember the first wine you loved? For us, it was Argentinian Malbec – inky purple, bold and spicy. The spouse and I adopted Malbec as our go-to red not long after graduating from the cheap, big-name brands that filled the wine rack in our 20s and, to be honest, beyond then. For us,
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Here it is, #MerlotMe month – my first as a blogger – and I’m facing a challenge from the get-go. I actually prefer a smooth-talking, plum and mocha-tasting Merlot to its more tannic blending partner, the highly prized Cabernet Sauvignon. The problem is I rarely cook or eat red meat. So what can I pair
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What makes a wine taste fresh? I began to ponder this question while quaffing three fresh-tasting Abruzzo wines – one white and two reds – for this month’s #ItalianFWT Twitter chat on Oct. 5. The white is a Pecorino, a grape native to both the Marche and Abruzzo regions of Italy. The two reds are
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