“These are two very different wines,” Carol notes as she pulls down a Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi and a Verdicchio di Matelica from the shelves in her retail store. “Sounds great!” I reply. I’m liking the idea of comparing the same white variety from two different subregions of Marche, Italy, for this month’s Italian […]
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Oregon’s Willamette Valley is famous for its Pinot Noir. Deservedly so. The region’s cool climate and rich soils lend themselves to often stunning and distinctive examples of Pinot Noir – some of them comparable to those of Burgundy. In the midst of this bounty, it seems ungrateful to ask, “Uh, what else do you grow?”
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Do you delight in discovering Italian grapes outside of Italy? Then the next Italian Food, Wine and Travel chat on Saturday, March 6, is for you! We’re getting together on Twitter starting at 8 am PT/11 am ET. You’re invited to follow along by using the #ItalianFWT hashtag. Wherever they’ve emigrated, Italian farmers have brought
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In the heart of Pennsylvania mushroom-growing country, there’s a tiny vineyard where French and northern Italian grapes yield wines that are simply “wow.” Va La Vineyards is a 6.7-acre plot of land along the main road between Amish Lancaster County and Wilmington, Delaware. In this unlikely spot, owner Anthony Vietri crafts wines of uncommon quality.
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