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Buyer’s Guide to VINTAGES September 9 Release
Vintage Matters By John Szabo, MS with notes from David Lawrason, Michael Godel, Sara d’Amato, and Megha Jandhyala September is upon us and the local harvest is around the corner. Some have already started. Spare a thought for Ontario vignerons—Ontario is the feature region in the Vintages Sept. 9 release—as they’ve been through a lot […] More
Nebbiolo Previews: Barbaresco DOCG 2020 and Barbaresco Riserva DOCG 2018
By Michael Godel What’s in a vintage? If we are talking about 2020 Barbaresco there is so much to say because these are a group of nebbiolo that meet at the crossroads of variability, complexity, multiplicity and whimsy. At their finest the ’20s are a textural bunch, suave and sensorial because of high levels of […] More
Carménère with Aurelio Montes (Video) – Gismondi on Wine
by Anthony Gismondi Aurelio Montes’s business card reads Chief Winemaker Montes Wines but also includes the title “Guardian of the Spirit.” It’s a tribute to Douglas Murray, a co-founder of Montes Wines in 1987. He came up with the title after emerging unscathed from a severe automobile accident in the 1990s. From that point on, the […] More
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Exchange Wine Club SubscriptionDolcetto is a red wine grape mostly found in the Piedmont region of Italy with small amounts of it found in other places. Its name means "little sweet one" but the wines are dry. It produces wines that are rich, round, soft and fruity with black cherry and licorice aromas and flavours and a bitter almond finish. It is well-known as a food wine and pairs well with a traditional antipasto platter.