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Selvapiana – When was the last time you loved Chianti this much?
A few miles northeast of Florence, the Rufina district produces excellent Chianti. Fattoria Selvapiana 2006 is a striking example. Selvapiana is an ancient estate – once the summer resort of Florentine prelates. In 1827, the Giuntini Selvapiana family bought the property. They have stayed to make wine and olive oil for many generations.
The 2006 vendemmia [...]
Wine Review – Yves Culleron Syrah
The northern Rhône produces the world’s finest expression of the syrah grape. The famous districts include Côte-Rôtie (the “burnt or roasted hillside”), St.-Joseph, and Hermitage. These wines will put a dent in an AIG bonus. But there is good news: just west of the Rhône river, the region known as Collines Rhodaniennes also produces marvelous [...]
19Mar2009 | Tim | 0 comments | Continued
Palacios Petalos Bierzo
Since the time of the Cistercian monks and the Romans before them, Bierzo in the far northwest corner of Spain has produced wine from the mencia grape. The wine is inky dark and idiosyncratic. The grapes grow on steep hillsides in soil which is quartz and slate. Many vines are a century old.
Pétalos 2006 is [...]
Juan Rojo to the Rescue – A Beautiful Tempranillo From the Remote Mountains of Spain
Juan Rojo 2004 Toro is a well-made tempranillo from northern Spain. Toro is a remote and very rural denominacion de origen close to the border with Portugal. It is known for the great age of its vines which were left largely untouched by the phylloxera blight. The soil, sandy and spare, proved to be inhospitable [...]
26Feb2009 | Jason | 0 comments | Continued
A Well Kept Secret: The Northern Rhône Ghost of Lemenicier
Sometimes the things we overlook astound us when they actually come into focus. Saint-Péray is one of those things. The tiny appellation in France’s northern Rhône bears the burden of Napoleon’s first wine-drinking experience as a young cadet. Back then, the sparkling wines of the region rivaled those from Champagne both in terms of their [...]
19Feb2009 | Jason | 0 comments | Continued
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