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Top of the Popped: Saetti Rosato

09.18.2011
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I’ve been on a Lambrusco kick lately. So sue me! This little ditty is Saetti‘s 2010 Rosato Lambrusco. We’ve had the straight up regular Lambrusco for some time now in the store and we’ve been coveting the label as have all our customers. THEN. We tasted this. And the “thread” on the “embroidered” label  was [...]

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For Your Reading Pleasure

09.15.2011
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I read stuff on the internet. Clearly you do too. ‘Cause you’re here. Right now. How about you come along and read this other stuff with me?  I promise it will entertain/educate in things of the edible/drinkable variety. That thing right up there? It’s what my beloved Garden & Gun magazine is calling the ultimate [...]

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Blackberry Chronicles: Sicilian Natties at Jayne’s

09.12.2011
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I was in San Diego over the weekend judging a wine competition. I had a few hours to play on Saturday afternoon and I just had to get to Jayne’s to visit and drink some good juice. Luckily there was a “Sicilian Natural Wine” tasting going down at the exact same time I could stop [...]

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The Ligurian Grape Express!

09.08.2011
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I was looking through my good old iPhoto and came across these pictures from the last time I was in Liguria. Cinque Terre to be exact. I don’t think I ever posted these pics or talked about the vineyards that I kind of accidentally walked through, so better late than never! That contraption right there [...]

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Take Out: Two Boots Pizza & SP68

08.26.2011
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Video numero 2 in our Take Out series is now ready for your viewing pleasure! Check it out. It’s sure to make you salivate/crave pizza/need Sicilian wine in your life. We hope. Brunellos Have More Fun: Take Out from Claire Thomas on Vimeo Food: the Larry Tate from Two Boots Pizza. Wine: 2010 Occhipinti SP68

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Label ♥ Love: Tedeschi Pignoletto

08.22.2011
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The fun fest that was all of last week (with visitor Christina) kicked off with a gal’s dinner at Terroni. There was laughter, arancini, hugs, many an Aperol spritz, seared tuna, gossip, octopus, lamb ragu and of course…wine.  First up to bat: 2007 Alberto Tedeschi Spungola Bellaria (100% pignoletto, pronounced peen-yo-leh-toe, from Emilia-Romagna). Yes, I [...]

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What’s for Sipper, Max and Francesca?

08.17.2011
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May I please present the unstoppable duo behind the Southern Italian lovefest of a restaurant that is Terroni. Max and Francesca, husband and wife, are two people definitely working their culos off to “keep the world safe for Italian wine” (in the words of Alfonso and Jeremy). Or at least, California.  They are a joy [...]

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Wine Wear Daily: TAMI!

08.15.2011
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2010 TAMI Grillo- Arianna Occhipinti‘s new lower priced negociant style project. The grapes aren’t from her vineyards, but from her neighbors’ and she oversees farming and selects the grapes. There’s a TAMI frappato and a nero d’avola too. Both great! But, I am having a little love affair with the grillo (that’s the name of [...]

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Top of the Popped

08.12.2011
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Look! The survey is already working! This here post is a direct result of some of the requests I received. People want to see more of what I’m tasting on a daily basis and what my favorites are. Thus- Top of the Popped. I’ll post whatever excites me throughout the week. You dig it? Yesterday [...]

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Episode 8 of The Crush!

08.10.2011
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Une, due, tre…quattro, cinque, sei….siete… Otto! Yes, yes ya’ll. We don’t stop ya’ll. Episode 8 has arrived and is now ready for your morning run, commute to work, a traffic jam, road trip, late night falling asleep moment- whatever. We don’t judge your listening methods. Christina and I are talking XXL bottles of vino, the [...]

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