Author Archives: Stephanie
Robert Camuto, author of Palmento
On March 15, we were joined in the shop by Robert Camuto, author of Palmento: A Sicilian Wine Odyssey, who discussed his experiences in Sicily while we tasted some of …
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Serge Hochar of Chateau Musar
Recently I was fortunate to have the opportunity to meet Serge Hochar, one of the true legends of the wine world.
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Thank you for a delicious 2010!
To all of our customers, producers and importers who have become dear friends: Thank you. The Wine Bottega was happy to host an amazing cast of characters this year. Our …
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Tagged 2010, Bibi Graetz, Boston wine shops, Joe Dressner, Jura, Puzelat, Savio Soares, the wine bottega, Zev Rovine
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Jura: A Fête to Remember
This was not your Mama’s wine and cheese party. We’re talking all the oxidized savagnin and funky mountain cheese we could cram into Chinatown. Got ‘r did.
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Montefalco: This is Bea Country
Back in May, Giampiero Bea, son of Paolo Bea, was in our very own cellar pouring mind-blowing red, white and orange expressions of the picturesque Montefalco. Each sip was packed …
A Once In Lifetime Experience. Twice.
Last year I found myself in castle on top of Fiesole, celebrating the harvest with Bibi Graetz and his equally charismatic staff at the 2009 Festa della Vendemmia. It was …
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Tagged Bibi Graetz, Castello di Vincigliatta, Festa della Vendemmia, Testamatta
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Tales from the Jura
Now playing at The Wine Bottega: JURA WINE! Come with us on a little adventure to the fabled mountains of eastern France, on the border of Switzerland. Home to some …
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An Interview with Elian Da Ros
Soon after placing our order for these wines (see previous post A Wine Epiphany), Mike managed to reach M. Da Ros via email to answer some of our questions. Thought …
A Wine Epiphany
Several months ago, the store heard whispers of a mysterious winemaker in the improbable southwestern French appellation of Marmandais named Elian Da Ros, whose wines rarely surfaced this side of …