Amarone

Today in the Veneto region of northeastern Italy computer-controlled drying fans are finishing their work or rustic straw mats are done cradling their bunches of grapes.
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Storing wine

You got lucky this holiday season and have excess wine you bought for Christmas, bottles your friends gifted you, and then there was your loss of restraint in the wine store before New Years (but we will not dwell on that).
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Wine lingo–descriptors

Over the next months, the column will intermittently visit wine lingo. This can be particularly helpful during final two months of the year when people indifferent to wine perk up for family feasts and holiday bonhomie. Continue reading “Wine lingo–descriptors”

Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut Champagne Yellow Label NV

Pale straw yellow color; citrus, lemon on the nose; sharp citrus, pear, green apple, bread on the palate.
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