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[Food & Nutrition] Perhaps, what has helped Italian wine stay ahead of its competitors is the fact that Italy has more local grape varieties than any other country on earth. Italian wine is considered unique due to rich blend of diverse wine cultures that exist in various wine regions in the country.
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[Wine Spies: Today's Deal] Salvestrin Estate Vineyard and Winery 2005 Retaggio: In just the last decade, Super Tuscans became the latest rage in Italian wine in the United States, however, their story goes back to the late 1940s when the famed Sassicaia wine was reportedly made by Incisa della Rochetta using .
[The Wine Connoisseur] Italy to Guarantee Wine Authenticity: with another variety of grape, such as sauvignon or merlot.25-percent of Brunello produced every year is sold in the United States- so american wine-experts were not pleased to hear that the Brunello they were drinking might not be the real thingThe US threatened to block all imports of Brunello unless Italian authorities did laboratory tests to prove that the wine was made with only San Giovese grapes. But experts say those tests are slow and costly.
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[DODTracker.com New Deals Feed] [The Wine Spies] 2005 Retaggio - $27.00 (Reg. $34.00): Helena vineyard is home and making great wine a family value. We invite you to learn more about our vineyard and winery in these pages and to visit us the next time youre in Napa Valley.
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[Greater Vancouver BC Wine Tasting and Dinners from localwineevents.com] Demystifying Italian Wine: Jul 11, 2008 (Fri): Italian wine is always a favourite, however, navigating your way through the various regions, grape varieties and wine terms can be tricky! The ladies of House Wine will teach you the basics of the key regions while .
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[read and write] I Love Italian Wine and Food - The Molise Region: OUR WINE REVIEW POLICY While we have communicated with well over a thousand Italian wine producers and merchants to help prepare these articles, our policy is clear. All wines that we taste and review are purchased at the full retail price.
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[Appetizers with Mike Dunne] Relax, Italian Wine Fans: Now, U.S. officials have determined that Brunello di Montalcino can be released from the custody of customs agents and resume its journey to American wine shops and restaurants - provided that importers secure a declaration from Italian authorities that the wine is acceptable for sale in Italy and that the wine's vintage date and brand name meet the requirements of the Brunello di Montalcino Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG).
[aboutabruzzo] Davids ”Everyday Italian Wine - 21: - the wine originally made in the Bordeaux region in medieval times and the source of the word 'claret'. Clairet's still made in small quantities in Bordeaux, produced from the same grapes - generally a blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot and cabernet franc - that go into 'regular'
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[Venere Travel Blog] A Quick Guide to Understanding Italian Wine Classification: Fiona Lapham is married to an Italian and lives in a small town in Italy just outside of Florence. She has a BA in Anthropology and Writing, and a 2-year degree in culinary arts from The Culinary Institute of Florence.
[The Spirit World] The wines of Lake Garda: And as I’ve covered a rose and a red I ought to say what my favourite white is and it’s from the Lugana DOC but this was a wine i knew reasonably well before I went on my travels. Although only made from trebbiano and not from one of the currently fashionable Italian white grapes such as fiano or falanghina, it’s a very enjoyable wine.
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[Lush Blog: The online home of the Lush Wine staff] BYOB: Terragusto: Terragusto is a great place to play with your wine”¦BYOB it up with a wild range of wine from Lush (”cause we are just down the street and love it here!) and definitely get the chefs menu or 3 course tasting menu.
[Benjamin Christie Australian Celebrity Chef] Granite Belt Wine Region: Pulling the car into the brand new villas set amongst the granite boulders at 31 The Rocks was a real pleasure as was meeting our hosts, Phil and Beryl Moye. There’s everything you could want for in the way of comfy queen size beds and stylish flat screen televisions plus some extra touches like the hot chocolate and marshmallows for a cosy drink.
[Kristens Blog] I Love Italian Wine and Food - The Emilia-Romagna Region: In fact, while this wine was the first white wine to be accorded the DOCG designation in Italy (1987), many feel that Albana di Romagna does not deserve such an award. (I have never tasted this wine, and from the reviews that I’ve read, I’m in no hurry to taste it.) About 21% of Emilia-Romagna wine carries the DOC or DOCG designation.
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[+The Most Official...] 25 Summer Wines for Under $25: From the sub-Alpine northeast of Italy–in the great overlap of Italian and Austrian culture–and biodynamicist Lageder, this food-flexible wine delivers a ripe, Chardonnay-like yellow apple and peach fruit but in an elegant and more tapered, cool-climate style. (Dalla Terra Winery Direct)
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[Talliss Blog] I Love Italian Wine and Food - The Campania Region: Common Italian white varieties include Falanghina, Fiano, Greco, and Coda di Volpe. Campania is not a major producer of international red grape varieties.The best known Italian red variety is Aglianico, best expressed in the DOCG wine, .
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[Emies Blog] I Love Italian Wine and Food - Vino Novello (New Wine): Italy is a major producer of new wine, bringing to market about 18 million bottles a year. About one third of its output is exported to Germany. The most important Italian new wine regions are Veneto and Tuscany, followed by Piedmont ...
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[Dominics Blog] I Love Italian Wine and Food - The Apulia Region: The best known strictly Italian red varieties are Negroamaro, found in eleven DOC wines, and Uva di Troia. Before reviewing the Apulia wine and cheese that we were lucky enough to purchase at a local wine store and a local Italian food .
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[Sunshine Blog] I Love Italian Wine and Food - The Sardinia Region: Widely grown international red grape varieties include Cannonau, known as Garnacha in Spain, and Grenache in France and elsewhere, and Carignano, known as Carignan in France. The best known Italian red variety is Monica, which probably originated in Spain, and may be related to California’s Mission grape variety.
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[Honeypot Blog] I Love Italian Wine and Food - The Piedmont Region: Frankly I thought that I was drinking the cousin of a $40 bottle of wine. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if it were the equal of some $40 bottles.
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