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Querceto di Castellina Chianti Classico L’aura

This is classic, clean Chianti from a small family producer near Panzano in Chianti. I've had the pleasure of getting to know the proprietor, Jacopo di Battista, over the past...

Querceto di Castellina Chianti Classico L’aura

This is classic, clean Chianti from a small family producer near Panzano in Chianti. I've had the pleasure of getting to know the proprietor, Jacopo di Battista, over the past...

Querceto di Castellina Chianti Classico L’aura

Querceto di Castellina Chianti Classico L’aura

This is classic, clean Chianti from a small family producer near Panzano in Chianti. I've had the pleasure of getting to know the proprietor, Jacopo di Battista, over the past...

Querceto di Castellina Chianti Classico L’aura

This is classic, clean Chianti from a small family producer near Panzano in Chianti. I've had the pleasure of getting to know the proprietor, Jacopo di Battista, over the past...

Pierre Morey Bourgogne Aligote

Pierre Morey Bourgogne Aligote

I love the way natural wine critic Alice Feiring describes Aligoté: "the much maligned other white grape of Burgundy, which a few brave and romantic vignerons slave to elevate to...

Pierre Morey Bourgogne Aligote

I love the way natural wine critic Alice Feiring describes Aligoté: "the much maligned other white grape of Burgundy, which a few brave and romantic vignerons slave to elevate to...

Succés Vinícola Experiència Parellada

Succés Vinícola Experiència Parellada

One of my favorite styles of wine is the light, zesty, low-alcohol white, commonly hailing from coastal Portugal, Italy or Spain.  I’ve taken to calling this delightful category “Delicious Water”.  Clocking in...

Succés Vinícola Experiència Parellada

One of my favorite styles of wine is the light, zesty, low-alcohol white, commonly hailing from coastal Portugal, Italy or Spain.  I’ve taken to calling this delightful category “Delicious Water”.  Clocking in...

Biondi Etna Bianco ‘Outis’

The popularity of wines from Mount Etna, the very active volcano in Sicily’s north-eastern corner, has exploded in the last few years. It is now one of the Italy’s hottest wine regions, and the darling of...

Biondi Etna Bianco ‘Outis’

The popularity of wines from Mount Etna, the very active volcano in Sicily’s north-eastern corner, has exploded in the last few years. It is now one of the Italy’s hottest wine regions, and the darling of...

Marenco ‘Pineto’ Brachetto d’Acqui

Marenco ‘Pineto’ Brachetto d’Acqui

To help draw out the juice of the strawberries in my Strawberry-Amaretti Crumble, I macerate them in Brachetto d’Acqui, a lightly sweet, low alcohol wine from Piemonte. Even if you...

Marenco ‘Pineto’ Brachetto d’Acqui

To help draw out the juice of the strawberries in my Strawberry-Amaretti Crumble, I macerate them in Brachetto d’Acqui, a lightly sweet, low alcohol wine from Piemonte. Even if you...