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If I Could Buy Only One – October 5th Vintages Release
We asked our writers, “If you could buy only one wine from the October 5th release for Thanksgiving, which one would it be and why?” Barbeito 5 Year Old Malvasia Reserva, Madeira, Portugal$17.95, Le Sommelier Inc.Michael Godel – This Barbeito 5 Year Old Malvasia Reserva, DOP Maderia, Portugal is your must buy because a Madeira with […] More
Buyer’s Guide to Vintages October 5th Release
The Wine Industry is Just Fine, Thank You, and Fall-Friendly FlavoursBy John Szabo MS, with notes from Megha Jandhyala, David Lawrason and Michael Godel In Bumpy Waters but Not Going Down Fall is upon us, and Thanksgiving is around the corner. For this week’s report we bring you a range of fall-friendly favourites from the […] More
Special Report: Hungary Land of Plenty
An Update on Hungarian Wines & Buyer’s Guide to Top Releases By John Szabo MS When the acacia trees bloom in spring, the countryside fills with their intoxicating perfume, ceding aromatic space eventually to linden blossoms, and then sweet summer flowers and golden fields of wheat, radiant cornfields and dazzling sunflowers. Hungary remains a remarkably […] More
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Exchange Wine Club SubscriptionNero d'Avola ("Black from Avola" in Italian) is "the most important red wine grape in Sicily" and is one of Italy's most important indigenous varieties. It is named after Avola, near Syracusa in the southeast of Sicily and its wines are often compared to New World Shiraz, with sweet soft tannins and plum/ prune fruit and sometimes peppery flavours. It is often made as a varietal wine, but it is also be assembled with another local grape called Frappato or with international varieties.