Wine Denominations
New Red Wines from San Gimignano
Some very fine new Tuscan wines to look out for, and notes on saffron
too.
The New Langhe DOC
I usually
greet newly established DOCs with favor. But not this one.
Ciró
An intriguing
wine from the Ionian side of Calabria.
Vermentino dei Colli di Luni
An exciting, considerably undervalued Tusco-Ligurian white wine.
Il Vino Nobile
Montepulciano has some extraordinary wines...
And it's beautiful, too.
Valpolicella
Though it
doesn't get the respect of Tuscan or Piemontese wines, this wine from the
Veneto can be spectacular.
Lambrusco
When spring
arrives, what could possibly go better with a picnic?
Croce e Delizia:
The
Chianti Classico region produces some of the greatest wines in the world, but
also vast quantities of plonk. How this situation developed.
Le Cinque Terre
Le Cinque
Terre are both a region in Liguria and the wine that comes from it: A monument
(successful, I might add) to people's determination to eke something
from the soil.
Also, a recipe for Buridda, a Ligurian fish stew.
Aglianico del Vulture
Some
people call Aglianico del Vulture the Barolo of the South. Actually, it's much
older.
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