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The Eve of Open That Bottle Night – Friday Tasting
February 27, 2009
Tomorrow is possibly the most important day of the year on the wine calendar! (No silly, my birthday isn’t until August) For the past ten years, the last Saturday of …
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Matteo’s Recent Underground Riesling Trocken Tasting
February 26, 2009
“I recently took part in a covert Riesling trocken (dry) tasting the auspices of which; time, place, and tasting colleagues will remain enigmatically undisclosed…The tasting was organized in a double …
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The Second Glass Interview!
February 25, 2009
First the front page of The North End Regional Review and now this! The Second Glass is a fantastic on-line (and occasionally print) magazine whose mission is to demystify wine …
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Good Morning, Gianluca Grasso!
February 23, 2009
Every day should start off so well! As I wrangled our ridiculous grates off the windows this morning, shivering in the frigid air, I looked up to see Gianluca Grasso …
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Do you have Dog Point? A spontaneous vertical tasting.
February 21, 2009
It was one of those weird small world coincidences that I love so much about this industry… I could tell that the two guys who walked into the store knew …
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Versatility in the Veneto
February 20, 2009
Romeo and Juliet, Gondoliers, Sunset over the Grand Canal… The romance of Venice and Verona are second only to the multi-dimensional wine production of the Veneto. Stretching from the Sudtirol …
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Amarone to Sforzato: A Veneto and Lombardy Abbondanza
February 19, 2009
The Event Re-cap: Wow! Our first Regional Italian Extravaganza was a tremendous success. Sixteen stunning wines were enjoyed by sixty very happy palates! Thank you to everyone who made last …
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Sinful Spanish Tasting
February 13, 2009
Here at the Wine Bottega we’ve got all your Valentine’s Day needs taken care of. Reenacting the spaghetti and meatballs scene from Lady and the Tramp? That’s amore! Here’s a …
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Industry Meets Artistry: A Tasting of Lombardy
February 11, 2009
Since the Middle Ages, Lombardy has been the epicenter of big Italian business, be it silk and textile manufacturing around Lake Como, banking in Milan or mining and metallurgy in …