<p>Got a few bottles of this recently from our local Lidl as part of their current wine tour, it was 100% Merlot ( bottled by a cooperative, Vinicola La Viña) from Valencia, not a grape variety you’d associate with this corner of southeast Spain, but
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Just recently, I enjoyed dinner with good friends at the Navy Pier Marina in Chicago. An array of items including appetizers, sushi, Italian beef, salads, sides, and desserts were offered buffet-style to those of us with palates needing to be satiated after a few hours of boating, conversation, and laughter. Each of us, some wine […] READ MORE The post Pedroncelli Courage 2022 Zinfandel Captures the Soul of Dry Creek Valley’s Family-Owned Wineries appeared first on Grape Experiences .
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Located in Montepulciano, a historic Italian town between Valdichiana and Val d’Orcia, is one of its most prestigious wineries, Fattoria della Talosa. Along with superior wines are barrel cellars and a tasting room in underground tunnels excavated by the Etruscans over 2200 years ago, then used as military bunkers during World War II. Intrigued? After […] READ MORE The post Sangiovese Finds Its Magnificent Expression at Fattoria della Talosa in Montepulciano appeared first on Grape Experiences .
