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Tasting Wine from Frei Brothers

by Marisa D'Vari21 November 2009
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Ah, the New World!

I’ve just received box of wines from this winery and since my wine studies have been so Old World focused, always delighted to receive California wines. Here are some tasting notes. 
Frei Brothers Reserve Merlot 2007 Dry Creek Valley
Smooth and rich, with rounded flavors of plums ripening in the sun. Very balanced acid [...]

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William Hill Estate Winery Chardonnay 2007

by Marisa D'Vari10 November 2009
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Chardonnay is everyone’s favorite grape … it can take on so many expessions. Increasingly, you should recognize that many old world producers, especially in Macon, are edging towards new world appellations in style while some new world producers are trying to emulate old world producers. 

So for those of us who appreciate the apple pie a la mode style of [...]

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Feast at Felidia: Exploring the Bastianich Wine Collection

by Marisa D'Vari5 November 2009
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Wine Media Guild Members flank Lidia
Of course you know that the private dining room at Felidia is one of the best in town. And the cuisine is supurb. Yet did you know that Lidia and her son, restauranteur Joseph Bastianich also make wine?

On November 4 2009 they treated the Wine Media Guild to their collection, [...]

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Interview with Eric Titus of Titus Vineyards

by Marisa D'Vari30 October 2009
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Eric Titus
 
Tonight I had dinner with Eric Titus of Titus Vineyards in the Napa Valley and talked about his Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Franc, and Sauvignon Blanc while tasting through several flights. The dinner was held at the illustrious Jean-George Vongerichten restaurant Perry Street, which is very hip and cool (think white on white theme, with [...]

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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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Joel Delaunay Sauvignon Blanc

by Marisa D'Vari18 April 2009

… so here I am, blind tasting wine on a gorgeous NYC Saturday, and I pour a few ounces into a glass. It is white and from the nose seems like a sauvignon blanc, yet very subdued. “Old World” I…

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Geyser Peak Block Collection with David Bouley

by Marisa D'Vari28 January 2009

Curious how to impress friends with your wine knowledge without breaking the bank? If you are reading this column, you already realize that high-priced wine does not necessarily mean “better” wine. Instead, you will earn respect by choosing a delicious,…

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Kosher Wines for Rosh Hashanah

by Marisa D'Vari23 September 2008
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Kosher Wines for Rosh Hashanah “This is delicious!” exclaims a friend, tasting a wine and requesting a second glass. “Are you sure it’s Kosher?” If you are celebrating Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, this year, you are in for…

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Wine Review: Brancott Sauvignon Blanc 2007

by Marisa D'Vari30 July 2008
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“I don’t get it,” said a friend, holding two green-colored bottles of wine in either hand. We are in a wine store on a sunny day in New York City, and the store is buzzing with customers, but not a…

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Review: Stoneleigh Sauvignon Blanc 2007

by Marisa D'Vari28 July 2008
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If you are like most people, it’s hard to wrap your head around the concept of “mineral” in a wine. Most of us do not go around eating stones, or even smelling them. Yet tasting note after tasting note in…

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Wine Review: Neumayer Sauvignon Blanc 2006

by Marisa D'Vari25 July 2008
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“Austria!” a friend exclaims, nearly chocking on his sip of Sauvignon Blanc. “They make Sauvignon Blanc in Austria?!” People have been making wine from the Sauvignon Blanc grape in regions around the world for hundreds of years. For most of…

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Columbia Crest Grand Estates Sauvignon Blanc 2007

by Marisa D'Vari25 July 2008
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Quick! Think about the grape varietal called Sauvignon Blanc. Can you taste it in your mouth? What are the flavors? In the last few years, most Americans have come to think of Sauvignon Blanc in the style that New Zealand…

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Ehlers Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2007

by Marisa D'Vari24 July 2008

So I’ve just opened a bottle of Ehlers Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2007 and inhale the delicate aroma of ripe, yet still firm, peaches and apricots. This aroma carries through to the palate, which has a fuller body than many Sauvignon…

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Chateau St. Michelle Horse Heaven Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc (2006)

by Marisa D'Vari24 July 2008
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“Quick!” a friend says over the telephone, her voice frantic. It’s nine o’clock on a Sunday morning and I was wrapped up in an intriguing dream. “My husband just text messaged me — he invited his soccer team to join…

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Banfi Sauvignon Blanc “Serena”

by Marisa D'Vari24 July 2008
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“Oak in a Sauvignon Blanc!” says a friend, taking a sip after I have just opened a bottle of 2006 Castello Banfi Sauvignon Blanc Serena Toscana (IGT). “I thought Sauvignon Blancs were supposed to taste like cat’s pee and herbs…

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Simonsig Sauvignon Blanc 2007

by Marisa D'Vari21 July 2008

One if the pleasures of today’s wine world is the ability to walk into a store and choose a varietal from nearly anywhere in the world. Sauvignon Blanc is one of the world’s top international white grapes, and increasingly, is…

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New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc

by Marisa D'Vari6 August 2007

Quick! If a restaurant could only put one Sauvignon Blanc on the list, what country would it be from? If you guessed New Zealand, you would be right according to research from MS John Blazon. But according to this Disney…

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Wow from Down Under!

by Marisa D'Vari26 January 2007
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So yesterday I attended a trade tasting and, for the first time, began to dictate tasting notes into my recorder! I bought Dragon Naturally Speaking, not really expecting the software to transcribe my tasting notes perfectly. Actually, the result was…

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Review of Morrell’s “Wines of Piedmont” Class

by Marisa D'Vari5 January 2007
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So, do you know your DOC from your DOCG? And hey, what about explaining the difference between a Dolcetto D’Alba and a Barbaresco D’Alba? NYC has many wine education events. For those of you in NYC who read this blog,…

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