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Big Splurges $75+, Red; Mostly Napa Cabs, Tastings

Pine Ridge Napa Cab ’19 Smokes the Competition in Five-Wine Tasting

wino55

When friends from California came calling this summer, we made them feel right at home with a casual tasting of 2020 and 2021 releases of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. We paired two lesser-known producers with a couple of Napa superstars but when those four didn't completely delight, we hastily added a 2019 also drawn from… Continue reading Pine Ridge Napa Cab ’19 Smokes the Competition in Five-Wine Tasting

Buys $25 and under, Italian Wine, Puglia, Rosé Rosato etc., Tastings

Italian Wine Tasting: Rosés and Reds from Piemonte to Puglia

CotuitGal

Wine tastings can take many forms. Horizontal, vertical, by region, by grape, by year...endless combinations. But sometimes you just feel like drinking good wine with friends and conjure up a theme on the spot. We had Italy on our minds and Italian-loving friends in the house, so we cobbled together an "Italian Wines from the… Continue reading Italian Wine Tasting: Rosés and Reds from Piemonte to Puglia