Every once in a while, the bottle that we’ve selected as our Weekday Wine doesn’t quite live up to our expectations, and that was the case for the one that we were hoping to write about today.  Fortunately, it’s rare, but it happens!
Tune in tomorrow for this week’s “Don’t Miss” Wine Events posting.

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A Genuine Enoteca
I love the idea of the enoteca, a little neighborhood place where you can duck in for a glass of wine and a little antipasta. Unfortunately, I had never found one that met my ideal.
All over Tuscany, the enotecas are essentially glorified wine stores where you always feel pressure to buy one of […]

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Every once in a while, a winery that we’ve chosen to visit doesn’t quite live up to our expectations, and that was the case for the one we were hoping to review today.  Fortunately, it’s rare, but it happens!
Tune in tomorrow for this week’s Weekday Wine posting.

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The Domaine de la Pépière Cuvée Granit 2006 is classified as a Vin de Pays (the link is to Wikipedia), which is a classfication level below that of the French wines, appellation d’origine contrôlée, that we’ve reviewed in the past, and the wine hails from a poducer known more for its whites — Muscadet, to be precise — than reds.     
Still, we found this blend […]

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A Few Food Friendly Tuscan Wines
One thing that I learned about myself during my recent trip to Tuscany is that, while I like to enjoy my wine with food, I’m not such a fan of huge complex bottlings that compete with — as opposed to complement — what I eat.
Fortunately, most of the wines that […]

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We’re on the road again today — this time on our way back to the West Coast – and do not expect to be able to post again until tomorrow.  Tune in then for our newest Weekday Wine!

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Due to family reasons, we’re on the road today and do not expect to be able to post again until tomorrow.  Tune in then for this week’s ”Don’t Miss” Wine Events!

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White Chianti? 
I just got back from a trip that took me to Castellina, in Chianti, not far from where one of my favorite wineries, Bucciarelli Antico Podere Casanova, is located.  I had visited this winery for the first time ten years ago while staying at a house just down the road. On that first […]

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