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Italy, Umbria: Heating Up (Not in a Good Way)

I tasted the bulk of the wines presented here in Montefalco, including Montefalcos Sagrantino and Rosso and white wines made with Trebbiano Spoletino....

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Monica Larner •

Italian Wines Sagrantino Umbria

Defining Italian Wine

Per raccontare il vino italiano, bisogna prima capire l’Italia del vino. (“To talk about Italian wine, you must first understand the wine of Italy.”) A work in progress, my definition...

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Monica Larner •

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Italy, Campania: Introducing the Campi Flegrei

A relatively unknown part of Italy, Campi Flegrei rivals Italy’s top destinations in terms of sheer natural beauty and exciting things to discover....

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Monica Larner •

Italian Wines Campania italy

Italy, Campania: New Releases from the Italian Sun Belt

Once again, my annual report from Campania proved full of delightful surprises, new adventures and so many excellent wines to drink....

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Monica Larner •

Italian Wines fiano Campania

Italy, Sicily, Etna: Introducing Castello Solicchiata

Castello Solicchiata is one of the great palaces of Europe, but this report represents a public debut of their very special wines from Etna....

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Monica Larner •

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Italy, Veneto, Conegliano Valdobbiadene: Prosecco Superiore

This report focuses on the best wines from the Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG, with a focus on the Rive, Cartizze and Sui Lieviti categories....

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Monica Larner •

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Italy, Tuscany, Maremma Toscana: A Spotlight on Ciliegiolo

While tasting samples at the Consorzio Tutela Vini della Maremma Toscana in Grosseto, the red wines made with Ciliegiolo immediately stood out....

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Monica Larner •

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Italy, Tuscany, Maremma Toscana: Viva Vermentino

This is my first-ever report focused solely on the wines of Maremma Toscana, one of the youngest DOC appellations in Tuscany....

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Monica Larner •

Italian Wines Tuscany

Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri: New Releases

Bolgheri has become one of Italy’s most important appellations. It is one of the proverbial “three Bs” in Italian wine: Barolo, Brunello and Bolgheri....

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Monica Larner •

Italian Wines Tuscany Bolgheri

Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri: Five Questions for Ornellaia & Masseto

Iconic wines from the lovely 2019 vintage in Tuscany are now entering the market, including the 2019 Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia and the 2019 Masseto....

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