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Please help me decide on a vintage Barolo
. Cavallotto- The San Giuseppe is available for 1978, 1979 and 1989. I have only had the Cavallotto Nebbiolo D’Alba but it was as good as some barolos I have had. I would appreciate any input you may have on the above wines...
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Barolo at LCBO - under $40
A decent Barolo is hard to come by at that price range. Nebbiolo is very hard and expensive to grow, and really only a handful of areas do justice to the grape. For cheaper options, you could look for a Veltellina, which is a...
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True Champagne...incomperable?
If we are talking about a gap my choice would be Nebbiolo. Few, if any, have been foolish enough to even try and those who have have miserably.
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Help with an Italian Wine Label
made of Nebbiolo grapes? Thank you! BTW, this is a delicious summer wine. Fruity and light, good with tomato based dishes. It’s widely available here in NYC for around $15.00
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Desperately seeking Risotto Gatinara from old Bon Appetit
Gattinara (correct spelling) is a nebbiolo-based wine from the Piemonte region of Italy. I can find all kinds of risotto Barolo (also a nebbiolo-based wine from Piemonte) recipes on line; perhaps one of those would be similar?...
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Petit Rouge
I agree, it is a nice light wine and a great change of pace from the nebbiolo obsession my wife has been having lately. I appreciate the link you provided in your earlier post.
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Casa de Cobre, Saratoga
, unfortunately) which was very nice. No Mexican wines, though, not even the excellent L.A. Cetto nebbiolo from Baja. Stett Holbrook, Silicon Valley’s great restaurant critic, gave this place a nice review, and it was doing...
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Chianti Wine Guide recommendations
to experience aged Nebbiolo. We tasted 16 wines, visited with Franco Minuto at Moccagatta in Barbaresco and finished in the evening visiting with Guido and Alda Fantino at Conterno Fantino in Monforte d’Alba. I was lukewarm about...
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Wine at Mercado La Paloma?
a blind eye if we were discrete) so I went to Target... bought a bottle of their Archer Farms sparkling pomegrante juice, dumped that into a pitcher for later, and rinsed it out and put and ‘decanted’ a bottle of 2001...
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Late night dining deal: A Cote (Oakland)
Last night, I stopped in at A Cote for a light late dinner. The server informed me that after 10pm, they were offering a half order of mussels and frites plus a glass of wine (2007 Ioppa Rosato di Nebbiolo) or pint of ale...
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Bonny Doon wines in a charming tasting room/cafe
that slipped out of memory in the swirl of the glass, along with tastes of three reds—the eponymous Cigare Volant, a nebbiolo and some of the last of their Piemonte-inspired Imagine. Salumi was superb, pizza was...
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Italian or Eastern European wines that have strong jasmine/floral?
I’m searching for wines to try that have a pronounced floral quality, preferably jasmine. Nebbiolo is one of my favorites with its perfume-ish quality and floral scent. The same question applied to common varieties (PN,...
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Check Out 18 Reasons
squash salad. This was served with six different vintages of Bonny Doon Cigare Volant. The third course was Syrah-braised Niman Ranch Shoulder with gremolata with vegetables and potatoes. The wines served were Bonny Doon’s...
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Hundred Acres....way tasty.
flavors went well with her rosé and my nebbiolo in good and different ways. Good vibe/music/crowd. Highly recommend.
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Alternative to Guelaquetza?
, and get a very good margarita as well. Their lamb shanks, cochinita pibil and salmon dishes are wonderful. Also has Mexican wine by the bottle if your are curious, as does Babita, btw! It is L.A. Cetto and is quite good. Get...
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