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Long Island Wines: Blind Challenge Proves They Can Hold Their Own

by Marisa D'Vari19 October 2009
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Quick! Imagine you are presented with a "blind flight" of Sauvignon Blanc wine (or Chardonnay for that matter). Do you think you can pick out a wine from New York’s Long Island against wines from Sancerre or New Zealand? Assume that all wines have the same color, and for the most part, a similar aroma [...]

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Bodegas Riojanas

by Marisa D'Vari27 September 2009
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…so this evening enjoyed a rather lively evening ar the Cervantes Institute in NYC, exploring the wines of Bodegas Riojanas. Of course it is not every day that one has the opportunity to blind taste a 1962 Vina Albina vs. a 1964 Monte Real … or in that case a 1942 Vina Albina vs. a 1955 [...]

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Visiting Chianti Classico

by Marisa D'Vari8 August 2009
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Once upon a time, wine from Chianti was associated with candles and straw wrapping. Savvy wine connoisseurs today know that the quality of wine from the Chianti region of Italy—and the specific D.O.C.G. region of Chianti Classico — has soared….

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Exploring Chateau Tayac

by Marisa D'Vari16 June 2009
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“Robert Parker spent an entire day here,” says the charming matriarch Annick Saturny, whose husband bought and created Château Tayac many decades ago. So far, this is the first Château I have visited that actually looks like the American ideal…

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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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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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