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Prosecco polemic: Alan Tardi Responds
From the department of “par condicio”… Last week I received the following message from Alan Tardi, one of the Italocentric wine writers I admire most. He was responding — however ser… more →
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Prosecco polemic: Alan Tardi Responds
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wrote 4 days ago: From the department of “par condicio”… Last week I received the following message … more →
Why Restaurants Matter (the bourgeois social compact) @EatingOurWords
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wrote 6 days ago: Above: I spent an obscene amount of money taking Tracie P out to dinner at the Tour d’Argent i … more →
Love balls & unicorns in the Groover's Paradise @emmajanzen
wrote 1 week ago: “Enchiladas and barbeque, oh baby whatcha gonna do?” sang the legendary father of Tex-Me … more →
The Story Behind Nascetta (and Anascetta)
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wrote 2 weeks ago: I get so many emails from folks saying how much they appreciate this post on the story behind the am … more →
Pergola-trained Schiava that blew us away... @MasVinoPorFavor
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wrote 3 weeks ago: From the department of “ampelography and vinography as exegetic tools that help us to achieve … more →
My life as a Knight of Malta (and why wine blogging matters)
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Above: The amazing Hawk Wakawaka posted this wonderful depiction of our family yesterday on her blog … more →
Magliocco: Italian Grape Name & Appellation Project
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wrote 4 weeks ago: Here’s the link for previous entries in the Italian Grape Name & Appellation Pronunciation … more →
Mussolini's Brunello
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wrote 1 month ago: I was thrilled to read this translation of the entry for Brunello di Montalcino in a 1937 (fascist e … more →
Lagrein: Italian Grape Name & Appelllation Pronunciation Project @EricAsimov
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wrote 1 month ago: Eric the Red was right to “have a little fun with it” when he wrote me asking about the … more →
Frito pie, meditations and contemplation...
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wrote 1 month ago: There is perhaps no dish that inspires connoisseurship among Texans as much as Frito Pie. Shrouded i … more →
An American in Brescia and "una fiera di merda"
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wrote 1 month ago: Above: A repast of hard-boiled eggs, piada (savory Lombard flatbread, akin to Emilia’s piadina … more →
Alice and I pay a visit to the "Wine Seer" (New York Stories III)
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wrote 2 months ago: “@Levi_opens_wine an amazing wine seer, don’t you think, @DoBianchi?” tweeted Alic … more →
Angelo Gaja's State of the Union Address: "the winery next door isn't an enemy"
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wrote 2 months ago: Above: The last time I tasted with Angelo Gaja was in March 2010 at his winery in Barbaresco. Earlie … more →
The many "inos" of New York, a visit to Maialino (New York Stories II)
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wrote 2 months ago: Above: I loved the fried artichokes at Danny Meyer’s Maialino. It’s amazing to think tha … more →
We're going to miss Lou on Vine
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wrote 2 months ago: From the department of “Where do I begin? To tell the story of how great a love can be?” … more →
Gaglioppo, so many great wines making it to the U.S.
wrote 2 months ago: As thrilling as Etna is right now on the U.S. wine scene, the Southern Italian wine and grape that I … more →
My chat @IsleWine @EatingOurWords @HoustonPress
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wrote 2 months ago: Photo via Grub Street. Beyond writing about wines under $25, my mission as wine writer at the Housto … more →
What I do for a living...
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wrote 2 months ago: Folks often ask me just what it is that I do for a living… After receiving my doctorate in Ita … more →
Lamberto Frescobaldi's selective memory
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wrote 2 months ago: This just in from the department of semiosis… Above: A vanity shot of Italian wine scion Lambe … more →
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