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The Minerality Debate
Wine professionals are lately debating the word minerality, commonly used to describe a particular flavor in wine. Is it a real flavor derived from the mineral…
6 min
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Celebrations Wine Club Post – February 2016
The Pecchenino family has worked in viticulture for over four generations and made the leap from small wine production to a winery of international recognition under…
10 min
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We Are Cool!
We like to think we’re cool although we might not have a definition for the condition. But whatever it means, it’s positive. Part of what cool…
6 min
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Celebrations Wine Club Post – January 2016
Founded in 1990 by Roberto Sabatino and Andrea di Properzio, Fattoria La Valentina is located in Spoltore, a village nestled on the Pescara hills in the…
12 min
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The Signature Requirement and Other Nuisances
Because of the signature requirement for alcohol, most of you receive your packages at your offices, the easiest way to accommodate the regulation, which has become…
6 min
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Celebrations Wine Club Post – December 2015
Terredora di Paolo is located in Campania in the province of Avellino. The winery and vineyards had been owned by the Mastroberardino family, but in 1978…
12 min
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Tech Innovation Strikes Celebrations Wine Club!
When you call or email to reorder wine, I might say something like “Umm.., I’m not sure that we have any left. I’ll go downstairs, look…
6 min
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Celebrations Wine Club Post – November 2015
Located in Toscana on the summit of a hill southwest of Montalcino, magnificent Villa Argiano was built by the noble Pecci family from Siena in 1581.…
12 min
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The Question of Bubbles
Have you ever thought about how many bubbles might be bouncing upwards in a glass of sparkling wine? Personally, I hope not. If you’re having that…
6 min
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Celebrations Wine Club Post – October 2015
In 1995, American-born, London-based Frank Grace purchased the 19th-century estate, named for the windmill on the property, molino in Italian, which includes the Villa di Castagnoli…
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