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If I Could Buy Only One – April 27th Vintages Release
We asked our writers, “If you could buy only one wine from the April 27th release, which one would it be and why?” Il Poggio Sannio Fiano 2022, Campania, Italy$18.95, Frontier Wine MerchantsSara d’Amato – At this time of year, I’m still in the mood for a comforting, aromatic white with some viscosity and intensity […] More
Sperling & Gamble: Making a Case Realizing Great Ontario Wine
By David Lawrason This feature was commissioned by Sperling & Gamble That Ontario wine has arrived is no longer a question in most professional opinions. In fact, great Ontario wine has arrived, and WineAlign is working with winemakers Ann Sperling and Peter Gamble to put a curated case of it into your hands and cellars. […] More
Sky’s the limit for South African Wines
Principals for success, three-point perspective, shifting focus, forgotten lands and limited time offers By Michael Godel This feature was commissioned by Wines from South Africa In his opening address at Johannesburg’s Gordon Institute of Business Science in March of 2000, Donald Gordon spoke about principals for success. “Remember that overnight success usually takes about 15 […] More
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Exchange Wine Club SubscriptionBarbera is a red wine grape variety that is the second most-planted variety in Italy (the first is Sangiovese). It gives good yields and can impart deep colour, low tannins and (unusually for a warm-climate red grape) high levels of acid. Barbera d'Asti is one of the most renowned of the Barbera based wines, found in two main variants: Barbera d'Asti Superiore which must be aged in big oak barrels or small French oak barrels for at least six months, and plain Barbera d'Asti which is not required to be aged in oak. The wine has a strong aging potential; the "Superiore" kind can often be aged from three to eight years or even more. The best producers see its potential as being almost as great as that of nebbiolo.