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Italian Wines
on August 12, 2010
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Wines such as the famous Barolo are produced in large quantities and exported to many countries world wide. Th popularity of wines such as Barolo has increased by 10 percent since last year and will most likely to continue to increase for a few more years.
For the best wines to taste and enjoy with a range of meals, look no further than Italy's selection on high quality wines.
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on June 30, 2010
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1. Storage- The longer a wine has been stored the better it tends to be. This is a universally acknowledged truth. Fine wine is defined as wine that has been stored for an extremely long time. You want to find a merchant who has a wide selection of long stored wines. If you are buying from a store, in most cases, there isn't really any way to know how the wine was stored for those years unless you go to the producer's vinyard and ask. If you are a wholesale purchaser you should ask to tour the storage facility that your merchandiser uses. Always check to ensure that the environment your wine is stored in is climate controlled.
2. Knowledge- Always buy wine from someone who knows a little bit about the business. This is a good sign. Buying from a store or supplier that can only tell you the information on the bottle is probably a bad idea. As a connoisseur, you want to buy from a connoisseur.
3. Price- Everyone's idea of a fair price of wine is different. Though you shouldn't seek cheap wine, you should seek a producer who can stay within your budget for the long term.
4. Reputation- Ask around, get some reviews. Always find a store or supplier with a good reputation for providing tasty, good quality wines.
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Australian Wines
on June 18, 2010
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As a younger man, I spent about four years in Australia. I lived in Canberra and saw large parts of New South Wales and Victoria: Syndey, Melbourne, the Great Ocean Road (with the 12 Apostles standing in the ocean). I remember watching my children feed the black swans on Lake Wendouree in Ballarat. And I remember the beauty of the Snowy Mountains, playing in the snow at Thredbo.
And I remember a few wineries. At the time I was not quite the connoisseur that I've become now. I didn't know all that much about wine - but I knew what I liked. The tour of Brown Brothers winery in Victoria was the most impressive. I've mentioned them before...
Alder Yarrow just spent a while in Down Under and he's published an insightful look at the state of state of the wine industry in Australia. Two observations stand out to me from his somewhat lengthy critique. First, the shortage of labor faced there leads to mechanical harvesting, and that is probably the biggest obstacle standing in the way of greatness. Australia generally exports wine that is, well, pretty good. If you're looking for great wine, you'll have to go elsewhere.
The second observation that struck me is that Australia exports very little of the wine produced at the country's smaller wineries. Sadly, those are the best wines the country produces.
Adler's piece contains a lot more. It's worth a read.
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Italian Wines
on June 4, 2010
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In my neighborhood I've had a choice of two Chiantis off the store shelf until recently: Da Vinci and Ecco Domani. Both were good basic Chianti - palatable, with a the taste a cherries and firm tannins. Both were affordable (though Da Vinci was somewhat more expensive than Ecco Domani).
The 30 Second Wine Advisor ran a piece recently that talked about how international marketing efforts in Tuscany have led to replacing the fiasco that Chianti traditionally came in with more conventional bottles. They called it an image makeover. But since I grew up as much in Europe as the US, I kind of like the traditional fiasco.
My local grocer just started carrying Bell'agio Chianti, which comes in the fiasco. So I sit here on a warm Friday evening thinking about the week that has just past and watching the lightening bugs in my backyard, finishing a little Chianti from a traditional fiasco in the wicker basket.
Anyone that thinks that Chianti needs an image makeover is more interested in appearances than in wine...
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