Joel | January 22, 2011
Vignalta Venda Colli Euganei Rosso 2006
“No matter which way one arrives at Venice by freeway, air or sea, their characteristic silhouette can be seen on the horizon.”
—- Vignalta website, about the Colli Euganei
I cannot remember noticing the contour of Colli Euganei push up from the Venetian plain as I made my way toward Venice.
But, then [...]
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Joel | January 3, 2011
Vallana Gattinara 1999
Bad art is “inaccurate art….art that makes false reports”.
“Good art bears true witness…”*
——– Ezra Pound, American expatriate poet and critic
IMHO, the same can be said of good wine.
Tasting Vallana’s Gattinara 1999, I was reminded of that good advice which Ezra Pound delivered to a young Ernest Hemingway during their years in Paris.
Vallana’s Gattinara [...]
Category: $$ ($25-$50), Piedmont |
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