Italian Wine

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I love a good Chianti.  It's my "comfort food" wine.  If you're eating simple Italian food, particularly the Americanized versions such as...

Moscato, or muscat, seems to be all the rage these days.  I'm seeing more and more of it show up in wine shops and...

I commented a couple days ago about merlot-haters, but one thing I failed to mention is that these consumers may just misunderstand merlot.  They...

In the past I've accused Banfi of being generally overpriced with their wines.  But recently this $9.00 Banfi wine showed up for me...
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When I was younger and my wine budget was even tighter than it is today, Bolla Valpolicella was one of my "go to" wines....
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Let's be honest, Chianti is a mess.  By that I don't mean that Chianti wines are bad.  In fact, I love a good Chianti....

We got off the jeep and there she was staring at me....

The best way to gain an understanding of a wine is to go where it's made.  Meet the people who produce it.  Explore the...
Mt. Etna vineyards

My quest to find the world's most interesting and enjoyable wines recently brought me to the Mt. Etna DOC in eastern Sicily, where...

If you took a peek into my wine cellar you'd quickly figure out that I have a thing for Italian red wine.  Yes, I...