Joel | October 26, 2011
Vallana Spanna Colline Novaresi 2008
It is Halloween week here in the US and for many trick-or-treaters there is magic in the air.
So, let me tell you about magic:
Magic is what happens when the Vallana family of the village Maggiora in Italy’s Alto Piemonte ferments Nebbiolo grapes. And their potion known as Vallana Spanna Colline Novaresi [...]
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Joel | October 13, 2011
Az. Agr. Biologica / Giobatta Vio “U Bastio” Rossese di Albenga 2010
I’m standing on a train platform in Munich where S-Bahn trains clatter by me toward their destinations, one after the other, in a blur of alternating color:
redwhiteredwhiteredwhite.
redwhiteredwhiteredwhite.
A rather timely visual - I am, at the moment, considering whether it’ll be a [...]
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Joel | August 10, 2011
Rocca del Principe Fiano di Avellino 2006
A beautiful expression of Time:
Early morning light slowly fills space between leaves of Fujian Tea bonsai.
Another:
Wonderfully evolved Rocca del Principe Fiano di Avellino 2006.
Somewhere in the province of Avellino in Italy’s Campania region there is a town called Lapio where 5 very special hectares of vineyard offer the Fiano [...]
Category: $ (Under $25), Campania, Uncategorized, Wine |
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Joel | August 3, 2011
Hauner Salina Bianco 2010
Some say it’s the “make-up sex” that puts right a passionate argument between lovers.
Others say it’s the “make-up food” that goes a long way to getting it all good again
This little story of reconciliation begins with hand-made Chinese dumplings, aka “jiao zi”, and a bottle of one of the [...]
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Tags: Catarratto, Inzolia