Posts tagged Carmenere
848 - The Number Of The Feast
848 - The Number Of The Feast

After the excesses of Christmas, midway between the joyous fervour of well intentioned resolutions and the pay cheque that will once again allow you off the wagon, January can often seem to be the longest of months. What better way to shake off the malaise than by maintaining the level of decadence to which one has recently grown so accustomed?

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Drinking, EatingHarry Morris1955, 1958, 1982, 1983, 1990, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, Aiden Byrne, Alsace, Barolo, Ben Stephenson, Billecart-Salmon, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, Castilla Y Leon, Champagne, Chardonnay, Charles Heidsieck, Blanc des Millenaires, Chateau d'Yquem, Chateau Talbot, Clos Louie, Cotes de Castillon, Fontanafredda, France, Germany, Graacher Himmelreich, Hospices de Beaune, Hugel, Idaho, Italy, Joh Jos Prum, Malbec, Manchester House, Merlot, Meursault-Charmes, Mosel, Piemonte, Poderi Colla, Bussia Dardi Le Rose, Port, Portal+, Touriga Nacional, Quinta Sardonia, Saint-Julien, Riesling, Sauternes, Spain, Spatlese, USA, Vendange Tardive, Cuvee Elisabeth Salmon Rose, Portugal, Barrique, Vickers VineyardComment
Praising The Raisining
Praising The Raisining

Run by the Boscaini family - for the last fifty or so years headed by Sandro Boscaini, a.k.a. “Mister Amarone” – Masi’s list of achievements rightly sets it apart as one of the most successful and important winemaking dynasties in the Veneto.

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Tasting, ThinkingHarry Morris2008, 2009, 2011, Amabile degli Angeli, Amarone, Amarone Families, Appassimento, Argentina, Brolo Campofiorin Oro, Campofiorin, Carmenere, Consorzio, Consortium, Corbec, Corvina, Costasera, Grandarella, Hanging Ditch, Italy, Kate Singleton, Malbec, Masi, Masianco, Molinara, Monica Larner, Pinot Grigio, Recioto, Refosco, Ripasso, Rondinella, Sandro Boscaini, Tupungato, Valpolicella, Veneto, Verduzzo, Wine Enthusiast Comment