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Nebbiolo
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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | | | DR. VINO OCTOBER 7, 2010 In praise of mature wine Or a 1978 Ridge Geyserville Zinfandel that seemed more akin to a gorgeous northern Rhone than a brawny, young zinfandel. | | | | | | | | | SLAKED APRIL 30, 2009 Bonny Doon Tasting at City Winery But I'll have made a sincere effort to create something new and strange and different, which may be the best you can hope for in the New World." --Randall Grahm, April 2009 It's also why I ponied up $95 last night to go to a Bonny Doon wine tasting at City Winery and meet "the original Rhone deranger" himself. Neither was a "wow" wine. | | BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE MAY 5, 2008 Recession Wines - Wines Under $15 2006 D'Estezargues Cotes du Rhone Les Grandes Vignes, $13, Jenny & Francois Selections (100% Cinsault!). 2004 Sandro Fay Rosso del Valtellina, $13.50, Omni Wines importer (100% Nebbiolo). For several months now the Euro is comfortably in the 1.5 range. Yup, it costs over $1.50 to buy one Euro. We are in a recession. So there. | | | | | | | | | -
EAST VILLAGE WINE GEEK | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2007 Gettin' A little Chile in South Carolina don't know much about viognier other than it is native to the Rhone area of France and became popular for a minute in the US and then dropped off a bit. Jancis Robinson tells me that it is a cousin of nebbiolo and is related as well to freisa, a grape from piedmont that makes a bright naturally fizzy red wine. Sorry ‘bout that. MORE >>
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