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[QCOnline Life News] A new twist on 'spaghetti' wines - Quad Cities Online: Though served in caveman portions and wantonly dusted with cheese out of a can, it was the stuff of a dining-out adventure. Somehow, between the rise of extra-virgin olive oil, cappelletti, cipollini and lardo, spaghetti and meatballs seems to have been elbowed aside, not just on many restaurant menus but in the minds of wine professionals.

[Richard Leahy's Wine Report] Great Wines Made from Obscure and Off-the-Wall Grape Varieties: This fine sparkling wine is made from100% pinot blanc, an Alsatian grape that tends to get lost in the shuffle amidst its more famous pinot relatives, pinot gris and pinot noir. When done delicately without oak, pinot blanc has a .

[Mighty Grand Falls Blog] Mighty Grand Falls Blog: Cork-IT Wine Tasting Event: Although delicious right on bottling day, drinking it early would prevent it from showing it’s best–after six months the Muscat and Vidal will dominate with spicy/grapey notes, after a year the Chenin Blanc’s honey and melon will come out, and at 18 months to two years the Gewürztraminer will show a perfumed floweriness and lush structure.

[Untitled] The Great Wall of Wine-Varietals «: Pinot Blanc (Pinot Bianco) - Some people call Pinot Blanc the poor man's Chardonnay because .Sangiovese (Sangiovese Piccolo) - Sangiovese is best known as the grape behind the Italian red wine, Chianti.

[DU Vin Festival] Du Vin Festival Participating Wineries: Prosperous wine merchants who believed that quality winemaking held the key to the future, the Bertanis invested their funds in buying some of the finest vineyards in the province and making their own wines. Consequently, unlike many other local producers, Bertani owns its own vineyards and so is able to oversee the entire winemaking cycle from start to finish.  Recognition and success followed swiftly as Bertani became one of the first Veronese producers to export its wines on a significant scale.  In the early years Bertani spearheaded a campaign to underscore the potential of Verona’s Valpolicella Valpantena wine district.

[STEVE HEIMOFF| WINE BLOG] STEVE HEIMOFF| WINE BLOG » Blog Archive » The tyranny of the wine list: Insatiable NV White Wine, $10 (Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio) Jekel 2008 Riesling, $11. And speaking of critics .

[Wine and Dine Walla Walla] Fall Release Weekend Guide: On Saturday 5-9 p.m. at the Walla Walla Cigar Box Guitar Fest, one ticket will get you into three venues to experience the innovative styling of several nationally well known cigar box guitar musicians, featuring Rollie Tussing, Gerry Thompson and “Right On” John.

[Vine Tasting - A Wines Blog & Reviews] Tasting the Wines of Lodi | Vine Tasting - A Wines Blog & Reviews: $14 WHITE WINES WITH A SCORE AROUND 8.5 2007 Borra Winery Fusion White. $16 2008 Heritage Oak Winery Sauvignon Blanc.

[CC Travel Blog] 2009 Mendocino: A Taste of Redwood Valley | CC Travel Blog: In there, I encount new grapes like Chennin Blanc, which makes wonderful dry whites and also a good late harvest dessert wine (but aroma-wise it cannot compete with my .

[BLOG.SOSTEVINOBILE.COM] BLOG.SOSTEVINOBILE.COM: Make Wine, not War””the Sequel: shared their 2008 Estate Brillante, a deft mix of Viognier, Roussanne, Pinot Grigio and Sauvignon Blanc and the 2008 Passione Rosé, a blushing Sangiovese. Call it an Italian thing””I'll refrain from the obvious puns on Borra Winery, tempting though they may be.

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