LOVING THIS NEW VALPOLICELLA
byValpolicella comes in many weights, but there is always a note of charm, even in the lighter/medium-bodied editions. Such as this new listing from…
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BARGAIN-PRICED, MATURE, TRADITIONAL-STYLE CHIANTI
byI’ve been having good experiences with Chianti this year, and here’s another. The appeal of this wine is the woodsy, mature quality ““ suggesting…
RUSTIC RED ON SALE
byBarbera is not widely known as this red grape is exclusive to the Piedmont region in the north of Italy. Where it makes the…
GOOD, CHEAP REFRESHMENT
bySummer gulping (and SURE! it’s STILL SUMMER!) calls for low cost wines with a good whack of refreshment. Such as Spinelli’s Chardonnay ““ which…
CLASSIC CHIANTI ““ THE ORIGINAL
byMy first sip of this wine took me back a few decades in time when Chianti and Tuscan reds in general were lighter, more…
Old School Chianti
byCHIANTI ““ ANOTHER OLD SCHOOl RED WINE I adore bone dry, light to medium-bodied red wine with a tart edge. Especially in the heat…
Old School Barbera
byBARBERA ““ RED WINE THE OLD WAY Italy is one of the last hold-outs when it comes to producing red wines in the traditional…
VALUE SUMMER PARTY/PATIO RED!
byTHE WORLD’S BEST VALUE SUMMER PARTY/PATIO RED! On the bottom shelf of my local LCBO sits an uninviting big bottle of Italian red. Surely…
BEST NEW WHITE WINE IS ALREADY HERE!
byIf winemakers worldwide were invited to submit entries for ‘the next best under-twenty white’ I’d be putting my money on Pecorino ““ a white…