From the monthly archives:

May 2009

Tasting wines of Calabria

by Marisa D'Vari29 May 2009
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Think of Calabria and what is the first thing that springs to mind? For me (a classic film buff) it is the Fellini film The Nights of Calabria. So you can imagine my surprise at an invitation to taste wines…

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About Marisa D’Vari

by Marisa D'Vari27 May 2009

Fine Wine Writer Marisa D’Vari, AIWS, CSW is publisher of the online magazine AWineStory.com, Wine & Spirits Editor for Taste Magazine Cincinnati, NY Wine Pairing Examiner for the national online newspaper NY Examiner for Smart Wine Plus (formerly Wine Investor’s…

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Visiting Chateau Cailleteau Bergeron (Blaye)

by Marisa D'Vari26 May 2009
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“My grandfather created Château Cailleteau Bergeron in 1933,” says Pierre-Charles Dartier, a tall, affable fellow with the rugged, camera-ready good looks of a football star, standing in front of his family’s winery with his sister and partner, Marie Dartier. It…

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Tasting Bordeaux Grand Cru

by Marisa D'Vari25 May 2009
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When gregarious Robin Kelley O’Connor – popular wine educator and now Director of Sales and Education at Sherry Lehmann – begins a short introductory speech during a Grand Cru tasting event showcasing wines from three key Bordeaux producers, wine aficionados…

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Slovenia Wine, Anyone? Tasting Santomas

by Marisa D'Vari25 May 2009
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Tasted a wine from Slovenia lately? And hey, just where is Slovenia anyway? Slovenia is a country in Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the…

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Tasting Albarino

by Marisa D'Vari19 May 2009
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Looking for a vibrant new wine to try with dishes of summer? Sure, you can go the Chardonnay route or set down a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc, but if you run in some of the cooler wine circles you risk…

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Burgundy: Discovering Importance of Terroir

by Marisa D'Vari16 May 2009
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Quick! When you think of Burgundy wine, what is the first thing that comes to mind? “Expensive” is one possible word. Everyone around the world has heard about the famous tiny vineyards where wines can sell for hundreds of dollars…

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What Do Women Want, Wine-Wise?

by Marisa D'Vari14 May 2009
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So, just what is it about women and wine? Researchers have discovered that women do buy most of the wine consumed in a household, usually while shopping for food at the supermarket. Yet what is it that women really think…

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Discovering Malbec: The “Black Wine” of Cahors

by Marisa D'Vari14 May 2009
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Ah, the Malbec grape! In Argentina, Malbec forms the basis of a rich, ripe wine with flavors of sun-warmed plum and a velvety texture. In its hometown of Cahors in southwest France, Malbec can take on hundreds of guises, from…

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Masterclass with The Douro Boys

by Marisa D'Vari13 May 2009
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Think of Portugal and what is the first thing that pops into your mind? Most likely, the answer is Port. The story goes that port was “born” when the English were fighting the French and realized that one of the…

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Tasting Amarone with Producer/Winemaker Riccardo Tedeschi

by Marisa D'Vari11 May 2009
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Do you love Italian wine? Join the crowd – Italian wine is one of the most popular imports; and with over a thousand grape varieties and many different climates, soil types, and elevations, one can easily spend a lifetime understanding…

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Riesling: New Taste Profile

by Marisa D'Vari11 May 2009

Quick! Imagine yourself in a restaurant or wine shop. You want a Riesling wine, yet you are savvy enough to know this grape lends itself to luxuriously rich dessert wines or bone dry wines with incredible mineral content. Just looking…

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Tasting Wines from France’s Jura Region

by Marisa D'Vari8 May 2009

Ah, the Jura! For most Americans, this French region calls up images of dinosaurs and scenes from the film Jurassic Park. Yet for wine lovers, this region brings forth memories of delicious and unusually long-lived (mostly white) wine. How long-lived?…

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A sip of rose

by Marisa D'Vari7 May 2009

One of my favorite movies of all time is A Good Year with Russell Crowe, which tells the story of a hard-living London banker who inherits his uncle’s vineyard in Provence, meets not one but three women of his dreams,…

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