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75 wines tasted from 12:20-16:30 ish
which included
13 Champagnes & Sparkling wines
28 Whites
29 Reds
4 Rosés
and 1 Desert
which was a delicious
Recioto della
Valpolicella Classico,
which Graziano noted was non stucchevole
(this is a hard one to translate, but you could say not
sticky sweet).
Oh, just for the record, Graziano tasted about 85-90 wines
total.
I won’t bore you with the tasting notes, because there were
too many.
I’ll just let the photos
highlight some of our favorites.
Have I ever mentioned before that I truly love this career I’ve
chosen for myself?
Well I’ll take this opportunity now to do so. The world of wine is a never-ending discovery
of tastes, grapes, places, and wonderful real people.
Days like this make me truly understand how much I love my
job.
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| new discovery... an Englishman in Champagne! An interesting Blanc de Blancs reserve from Kent |
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| Independent Italian Winemakers Federation, from Valpolicella (Veneto) |
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| Amarone della Valpolicella from Cantina Antolini, Marano |
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| here's where we were |
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| Ultra stylish Greco Di Tufo Terroir with sulfur from Cantine Dell'Angelo, Tufo |
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| Cantine dell'Angelo |
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| wine distribution-off the beaten path |
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| a nice organic Pinot Bianco |
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| Greco with tuff rock |
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| the super friendly sommelier at the French wine table |
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| this 2012 Condrieu (Viogner) was a little watery, but the aroma is so beautiful |
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| Excellent Benoit Lahaye, Naturessence, Champagne 2008 |
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| Dom.Christian Moreau, the Chablis we liked |
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| Christian Moreau, Chablis |
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| the scene in the courtyard of the Villa |
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| details on the outside |
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| reception table of the Villa |
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| Villa Castelletti, Signa, near Florence |
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| Nusserhof, with his fantastic Lagrein Riserva 2006 magnum, Bolzano |
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| The Burgundy line up |
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| Lopez de Heredia, opening the Vina Gravonia Blanco Crianza BIO, Haro, Rioja |
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| Lopez De Heredia |
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| opening the 1994 Tinto Reserva |
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Nirina of Pierluigi Zampaglione with her Don Chisciotte, Fiano |
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| This is David Couvreur holding his 2005 millesimal Blanc de Blancs, an exceptional start to the tasting |
