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Merlot Thursday: Sant’Elena Merlot Venezia Giulia IGT (2012)
This whole #MerlotThursday journey has been full of pleasant surprises–and one of the biggest surprises has been how well Merlot can age. Before I started tasting Merlot for the blog, I mostly drank it young (if I thought to drink it at all). Its simple, agreeable flavors seemed antithetical to aging potential. Does a bar…
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Review: Capisco Pinot Grigio (2023)
“Click-click” goes the screw-cap, “ploop-ploop” goes the wine–and we are dipping into a chilled bottle of Pinot Grigio. This midday treat is the latest one to be opened out of a case of budget Italian wines from WSJ Wine. The producer is one Alessandro Gallici, the same Northern Italian winemaker responsible for the “Visionario” Bianco…
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Review: Visionario Bianco Trevenezie (2023)
I made a promise back in April to review all 13 of the wines I got in a mixed Italian case from the Wall Street Journal’s wine club. Lucky me! I’ll be grabbing these bottles one by one, finding something in my pantry or freezer to pair with them, and giving you my honest thoughts…