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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.
Transported by [...]
Joel | March 17, 2011
Two wines from Arianna Occhipinti: Sicilia Bianco 2009, Nero d’Avola e Frappato 2009
Sprezzatura, that Italian word which refers to the art of doing something difficult with nonchalant ease, echoes its meaning in Arianna Occhipinti’s SP68 Bianco Sicilia and her SP68 Nero d’Avola / Frappato.
In true sprezzatura fashion, I found both wines to be effortlessly fresh, [...]
Joel | July 9, 2010
Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso 2008
Seats in the upright position, please.
Buckle safety belts low around your waist.
Taxi to runway for take-off.
And then…the incredible lightness of flight.
Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso 2008 is so about lightness of being that you may need a boarding pass to experience it
The estate of Tenuta delle [...]
Joel | June 17, 2009
Tasca d’Almerita, Producer Profile:
It’s said that the inspiration to complete the opera Parsifal came to composer Wagner under a giant banyan tree at the grand residential estate of the Tasca d’Almerita family. Who said there is no connection between wine and music!
Founded in 1830, the 1200 acre Tasca d’Almerita estate is owned by the [...]