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Occhipinti Sicilia Bianco 2010

Joel | January 16, 2012

Him: how will I know I am in Istanbul if I cannot see ?
Her: you will smell the sea, hear the call to prayers, the cries of seagulls …. ( Thank you, F )
Sometimes I think, as did Judy Collins about clouds (Both Sides Now), that I really don’t know wine at all.
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Nusserhof “Elda” 2009

Joel | January 9, 2012

Nusserhof “Elda” 2009, Vino da Tavola
I loosen the cowhide gloves and rest a splitting axe against my hip. Two and one half cords of wood are split and stacked. A flock of noisy geese break the quiet. The smell of wood smoke tells me my wife has fired up the soapstone stove.
I have done enough [...]