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Expert Picks: Collemattoni and Gianni Brunelli
Okay, okay, by this point if you have been following my suggestions you have realized my affinity for the wines of Montalcino. If you’ve tried the wines then you understand. There is just something...
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Go-To-Wine Tuesday
Ales Kristancic of Movia is an outstanding wine producer in Slovenia and probably one of the best in Italy as well (his Brda estate straddles the border of the two countries). When I heard he was...
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Expert Picks: Alain Gras and Latour-Giraud
These two Domaines are, without much argument, the best of the best when it comes to these two offerings. First you have the tiny domaine of Monsieur Alain Gras. As I have said before, Alain Gras’...
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Go-To-Wine Tuesday
OK, I know what you’re thinking. “Garrett, doesn’t this blog’s “Go-To-Wine Tuesday” post predominantly feature an Italian selection?” Well, you would be right. But you would also be talking to one half...
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Expert Picks: Antico Broilo and Gravner
More than using grape variety or region in choosing a wine, I tend to seek out the “interesting factor.” Regardless of what grape is used or where it’s grown, if a wine doesn’t have any character, it’s...
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This Week on Inside IWM, March 11-14, 2013
Poppies and vines, Toscana in bloom This past week on Inside IWM has been a celebration of place, beginning with this educational tour of Toscana, one of Italy’s most beloved winemaking regions. When...
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Expert Picks: Barat and Antinori
My picks today are reflective of what I enjoy drinking. There is no greater expression of the Chardonnay grape than fine Chablis. Yes, people are saying ABC (Anything but Chardonnay); however, Chablis...
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Go-to-Wine Tuesday
There are some grape varieties that, like Cary Grant and Catherine Deneuve, exude class. Aglianico, a specialty of Campania and Basilicata in the hinterland of Naples, is one of these. – Jancis...
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Go-To-Wine Tuesday
Easter is around the corner and I always use this time to taste what I think would go well with whatever it is I’m going to prepare for my family. I look for value and for a crowd pleaser that all can...
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Expert Picks: Collemattoni and Montevertine
Sangiovese is not only my favorite grape, but it’s also a grape with many faces. It can appear in lighter, palate-friendly and easy-going styles fit for everyday consumption or it can appear in very...
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This past weekend, with a sizeable crowd gathered around the dining room table, my mother prepared Herb-Crusted Roast Lamb for our Easter celebration. My mom provides the cooking, so I offered to bring...
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The Special Bubbles of Franciacorta
Bottiglia e calice di franciacorta, or bottle with Franciacorta DOCG label, from Wikipedia In the province of Lombardia, south of Lake Iseo, the low hills between Bergamo and Brescia, sits the 3,500...
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Go-To-Wine Tuesday
Every season that passes here at IWM brings exciting new wines to our cellar and ultimately to you. And while it can be exciting to explore this new crop of selections, my excitement is almost always...
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Expert Picks: Jean-Paul Droin and Peter Dipoli
With warm weather quickly upon us, now is the time to drink some beautifully refreshing White wine. Some of my favorite wines are indeed White in stature, and here are two of my favorite Whites, along...
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This Week on Inside IWM, April 8-14, 2013
Franco Biondi-Santi’s hat and candleholder, which he kept at the ready for trips to his private cellar. This week began with a reflection on the passing of winemaking legend Franco Biondi-Santi and the...
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Go-To-Wine Tuesday
There is much to be said about the pleasures of an approachable, everyday bottle of wine—even the winemakers of Petrus don’t drink Chateau Petrus every night. And within the wine industry, most don’t...
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Expert Picks: Le Macchiole and Paolo Scavino
On my recent trip to Italy, I spent part of the time in the north of the country (Como) and part of the time in the center of it (Rome). One of the great things of Italy—and there are many—is the true...
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Expert Picks: Aldo Conterno and Paolo Scavino
I had the great privilege of being a guest sommelier this past weekend here in New York City for the second La Festa del Barolo. It was an amazing two-day event with fifteen of Piemonte’s finest...
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Go-To-Wine Tuesday
“This smells like a corn husk!” I exclaimed upon my first whiff of COS Frappato 2011. Unlike any frapatto I’ve ever tasted, nor like a typical Sicilian wine, I adored it. My first experience with COS...
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Expert Picks: Patrick Javillier and Drouhin Laroze
With these wonderful selections I mark my return from France, where I tasted the 2011s that are hitting the market now, and the future 2012s. Of course, I did all this tasting to make sure that IWM’s...
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