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Celebrations Wine Club Post – September 2016
Established in 1956 in Tempio Pausania, at the foot of Limbara Mountain, this winery has collected the age-old tradition of wine-growers of high Gallura, already known…
12 min
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Laughable Laws and Liquor
In my home state, liquor laws are archaic and highly restrictive. The first challenge is that, quite simply, it’s the heart of the Bible Belt. While…
6 min
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Celebrations Wine Club Post – August 2016
Poderi San Lazzaro was established in May 2003. The winery prides itself on family tradition in viticulture and wine production quality as well as respecting the…
11 min
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Celebrations Wine Club Post – June – July 2016
In 1939, the Gaslini Alberti family purchased what is now the Badia di Morrona estate. It totals 1,500 acres, with 282 of those acres dedicated to…
13 min
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How Wine Classification Systems Help
In these pages, I have avoided references to the Italian wine classification system because it involves a lot of detail, and regardless of adherence to the…
6 min
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Celebrations Wine Club Post – May 2016
Both from ancient wine-making families in eastern Sicily, Jacono Ricca and Ferreri del’Anguilla created Valle dell’Acate winery in 1981on the Bidini estate in the province of…
10 min
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London Bridge Is Falling Down
When my daughter took a job in London at the end of April, little did I know that I would be visiting her during the historic…
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Celebrations Wine Club Post – April 2016
Father Massimino with children Daniele, Mirco, and Giuseppina own 22 acres in the Pedemonte area of deepest Valpolicella in the Veneto region. The land runs over…
11 min
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Fake Wine, Here to Stay?
We have fake diamonds, hardwood floors, fur, meat, among many other fakes. Now we can add fake wine to the roll. But the fake wine under…
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Celebrations Wine Club Post – March 2016
Cantine Gran Furor Divina Costiera di Marisa Cuomo is located in Furore on the famed Amalfi Coast in Campagna. These coastal vineyards are perfectly arranged on…
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