Last time I visited my local wine shop, I was hesitant to buy a particular wine. To allay my concerns, the owner kindly offered to open the bottle so we could taste the wine together. But this time, as soon as she lifted the biodynamic Lunaria Pecorino off the shelf, I knew it was the […]
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Who is Lillian? And why did she inspire this post, my first in a long while? Lillian is an extraordinary Canadian cook who took care of meals and snacks at the kayaking lodge where the spouse and I stayed last month. By extraordinary, I mean she uses fresh ingredients to prepare healthy and scrumptious food
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Like many of you, no doubt, I’d head to the mountainous region of Alto Adige in northeast Italy if I were looking for white wine. Think Pinot Grigio. Some 65% of the region’s grapes are white. But guess what? White grapes are grappling with warmer temperatures and weather extremes in this Alpine region high in
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Historic towns dating back to Roman times, gently rolling hillsides covered in grapevines, high-quality wines. Italy’s Piedmont region certainly is alluring, right? A visit to Coppo Wine Cellars would be a highlight of any trip to northern Italy. Established in Canelli (Asti), in 1892, the winery boasts underground cellars carved deep into the soft tufa
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Corvina and Rondinella. Let’s call them two gentle grapes of Verona. You may have met these indigenous Italian grapes in popular Valpolicella. Now I invite you to taste Bardolino, a red wine made southeast of Lake Garda in the Verona province of Veneto, Italy. Like Valpolicella, Bardolino is a blend of Corvina and Rondinella. Corvina
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