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Montagna Mare Opolo 2009

An intriguing blend of 60% sangiovese from the hillsides of East Paso Robles and 40% barbera from the cooler seaside, this hedonistic wine shows berries and vanilla on the nose with wisps of herbs and...

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Family Winemakers are Taking Risks and Making Some Great Wine

Family Winemakers, the trade association for small wine producers in California, held their annual tasting in San Diego on Sunday—200 wineries, over 1000 wines, and about 2 hours to taste before the...

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Budget Wines: Bowtie Barbera D’Asti 2011

Would it be great if all wines were 100-point blockbusters? I don’t think so, even if we could afford them. Powerful, complex wines demand attention. Their star power overwhelms everything else in...

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Montagna Mare Opolo 2009

An intriguing blend of 60% sangiovese from the hillsides of East Paso Robles and 40% barbera from the cooler seaside, this hedonistic wine shows berries and vanilla on the nose with wisps of herbs and...

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Family Winemakers are Taking Risks and Making Some Great Wine

Family Winemakers, the trade association for small wine producers in California, held their annual tasting in San Diego on Sunday—200 wineries, over 1000 wines, and about 2 hours to taste before the...

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Budget Wines: Bowtie Barbera D’Asti 2011

Would it be great if all wines were 100-point blockbusters? I don’t think so, even if we could afford them. Powerful, complex wines demand attention. Their star power overwhelms everything else in...

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Budget Wine Review: Castelvero Barbera Piemonte 2015

The so-called “wine of the people”, Italian Barbera is Nebbiolo’s oft-ignored friend, occupying the lesser sites of Piemonte and producing high yields to wash down salumni or gnocchi. Its high acidity...

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Barbera the Underdog: Bava Pianoalto Barbera d’Asti Superiorie Nizza 2014

Why do we root for underdogs? Maybe we resent the top dog so we root for the underdog out of a sense of schadenfreude . Maybe we identify with the underdog because we’ve been there too. Perhaps we want...

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