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Affluent - The Wines of Piedmont

Written By: Brian Freedman on Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Piedmont is breaking out of relative obscurity and joining the ranks of the top regions.

Ask any connoisseur where the world's greatest wines are produced and you're likely to hear the same regions you would have ten or twenty years ago: Burgundy, Bordeaux, Napa - the usual suspects. But in recent years, the wines of Piedmont have made a deliciously persuasive case for inclusion in that group. World-class wines are nothing...read more
 

The Chianti Chronicles: Part Due

Written By: Dylan York on Monday, May 12, 2008

An inside peek at affordable and high quality Chianti.

When someone mentions the wine Chianti what is the first image and flavor that comes to your mind? Some of you may cringe and recall the taste of a thin, bitter and acidic red wine that you had at one of those Italian restaurants with red and white checkered table cloths. Some may automatically refer to it as an inexpensive fruity Italian red...read more
 

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The Chianti Chronicles: Part Uno

Written By: Dylan York on Friday, May 9, 2008

Chianti is one Italian region with great history. As with most classical wine regions, there are rules and regulations that make this area unique.

Like most stories involving Italian viticulture, the history of Chianti can be traced back to the middle ages but it was not until 1716 that Chianti became truly known as a wine from a designated region. Over two hundred years later, in 1932, because the region was so vast and hosted so many different terroirs and micro-climates, the area had...read more