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Wine Review: Blind Tasting Light, Fruity Reds

by Marisa D'Vari3 December 2009
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Light Fruity Reds
"They do all seem so similar!" says a friend, known as the "supertaster," sniffing the mystery wine inside bag #2.

In front of us are three opened bottles of wine, each of their identities covered by sleek silver bags. All we know is that one is a Valpolicella Classico 2007, a Gamay from Touraine, [...]

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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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Tasting Ferrari Sparkling Wine

by Marisa D'Vari24 April 2009
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Think of a Ferrari and you think of a gorgeous sports car, right? A sleek, sexy icon of pleasure that personifies quality and luxury. So when I was first poured a glass of sparkling wine called Ferrari, I made the…

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Tasting La Tunella Wines

by Marisa D'Vari10 March 2009
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“My grandfather started the winery in 1960,” says the handsome and quite charming Massimo Zorzettig, co-owner and sales director for La Tunella, a winery located in the northeastern region of Friuli, Italy. I am sitting with Massimo, his translator, and…

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Wines of Cinque Terre

by Marisa D'Vari3 May 2008
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… now you might be wondering why this blog has been so quiet … and the reason is I just got back from a trip to Italy. In any event, one of the towns I visited was Cinque Terre. The…

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Italians expect early harvest

by Marisa D'Vari13 August 2007

According to this report, Italians expect a good harvest … “Italy’s wine harvest this year could be the earliest in decades and is expected to be small, due to a heat wave that has gripped the country in the past…

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Italian Women in Wine Profession

by Marisa D'Vari3 August 2007

… so happy to share the news that women are gaining power in the Italian wine industry. Here’s a clip from wine-community.com: “Some numbers in order to confirm this new tendency: during the wine selections of Tuscany 2007, female producers…

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