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Destefanis Dolcetto d'Alba Vigna Monia Bassa 2007

"Full red-ruby. Sexy, complex, soil-driven aromas of dark berries, minerals, dark chocolate, smoked meat and tobacco. Rich and tactile in the mouth, with a subtle sweetness and noteworthy lift to the intriguing currant, smoke and meat flavors.

Read more...
Italy
1. Focaccia - An aboriginal bread
(Spatula - Food articles/Be a gourmand)
... or with the Etruscans of North Central Italy before the Roman Empire. Focaccia style recipes are made in France and are considered a daily bread by a major part of the population. It is still one of ...
Saturday, 01 May 2010
2. Why you should drink rose wines?
(BARREL - Wine articles/Do you know? - Wine descriptions)
... the Pinot Grigio blush from Italy. The Zinfandel, widely regarded as indigenous to California, is usually a result from a technique known as 'bleeding' or 'Saignee' where the vintner removes some ...
Saturday, 01 May 2010
3. Mionetto Brut
(Champagne/Champagne)
  Mionetto Brut Description: The Mionetto winery, producer of Prosecco, is located in the Veneto region of Italy. This is the only place in the world where the Prosecco grape ...
Thursday, 18 March 2010
4. Mount Nelson Sauvignon Blanc (2007)
(White wine/Sauvignon Blanc)
    Mount Nelson Sauvignon Blanc (2007) Description: This wine is from Lodovico Antinori, who created Ornellaia, an Italian Super Tuscan. Very good vintage. Restrained and ...
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
5. Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio (2009)
(White wine/Pinot Grigio (Pinot Gris))
    Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio (2009) Description: A pale straw yellow wine from Italy. Clean, crisp fragrance with intense yet elegant hints of quince. Fresh, harmonious ...
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
6. MandraRossa Chardonnay (2004)
(White wine/Chardonnay)
    MandraRossa Chardonnay (2004) Description: The combination of ripe fruitiness and lemony acidity make MandraRossa a very versatile food wine from Italy. Throw some bottles ...
Monday, 15 March 2010
7. Il Poggio Sangiovese (2009)
(Red wine/Sangiovese)
  Il Pogio Sangiovese (2009) Description: Sangiovese originally achieved fame inside straw covered Chianti fiasci that later graced countless college students’ tables as candle ...
Monday, 15 March 2010
8. Cantele Primitivo (2008)
(Red wine/Primitivo)
  Cantele Primitivo (2008) Description: Verry nice and rare bottle from Southern Italy. The palate expresses soft tannins, good acidity and the soft mouthfeel which are characteristics ...
Monday, 15 March 2010
9. Roberto Voerzio Langhe (2003)
(Red wine/Nebbiolo)
  Roberto Voerzio Langhe (2003) Description: In 1987 Roberto Voerzio decided to leave his family's wine business and strike out on his own. With the help of his wife, he undertook ...
Sunday, 14 March 2010
10. Pio Cesare Barolo Ornato (2003)
(Red wine/Nebbiolo)
  Pio Cesare Barolo Ornato (2003) Description: A premium Nebbilo from Piedmont, Italy. Barolo Ornato has a deep crimson red color and its nose exhibis intense fruit scents. ...
Sunday, 14 March 2010
11. Citra Cabernet Sauvignon (2008)
(Red wine/Cabernet Sauvignon)
  Citra Cabernet Sauvignon (2008) Description: Citra is one of Italy’s foremost wine producers. The Abruzzo region on central Italy’s eastern coast is a relatively unspoiled ...
Saturday, 13 March 2010
12. Fast growing quality – Italian wines
(BARREL - Wine articles/Specials of regions)
... dry white wine. It is also known as Pinot Gris (France), and is widely grown outside Italy (especially California) because it has a cool name. Intense, golden apple flavoured Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio ...
Monday, 08 March 2010
13. The white emperor - All around the world with Chardonnay
(BARREL - Wine articles/Do you know? - Wine descriptions)
... 2003. Our world around trip is finishing in sunlit Italy. Vineyards’ palette is wide from this white wine as well. Sometimes confused with Pinot blanc. Though many varietal form of Chardonnay are ...
Saturday, 06 March 2010
14. King of the Reds - Cabernet Sauvignon
(BARREL - Wine articles/Do you know? - Wine descriptions)
... 16 percent of the wine volume sold in 2008, according to Gomberg, Fredrikson & Associates. It has spread in New Zealand, Chile and in Italy during last decades. The aging potential can be upwards ...
Thursday, 04 March 2010
15. A hard Italian - The Pecorino cheese
(Spatula - Food articles/Roundtrip in Cheeseland)
... and it has nutty flavor. Especially in South Italy farmers give additional ingredients to Pecorino like red chili flakes, black peppercorns, walnot or even rucola. This marvellous cheese is very good ...
Thursday, 04 March 2010
16. Turkey Club Sandwich for Pinot Grigio
(Appetizers/Appetizers)
...  Enjoy!   Recommended wine: Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio (2009) A pale straw yellow wine from Italy. Clean, crisp fragrance with intense yet elegant hints of quince. Fresh, harmonious fruit set ...
Tuesday, 02 March 2010
17. Smoked Salmon Egg & Capers Salad
(Vegetables and Salads/Salads)
... from Italy. Clean, crisp fragrance with intense yet elegant hints of quince. Fresh, harmonious fruit set off by slight sweetness with a long finish full of delicate, tangy flavor. Acquire this wine Discover ...
Tuesday, 02 March 2010
18. Mushroom Risotto
(Ethnic Dishes/Ethnic Dishes)
...  Recommended wine: Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio (2009) A pale straw yellow wine from Italy. Clean, crisp fragrance with intense yet elegant hints of quince. Fresh, harmonious fruit set off by slight ...
Tuesday, 02 March 2010
19. Wild mushrooms on garlic baquette
(Appetizers/Appetizers)
Ingredients: 1 small baguette Olive oil, for drizzling 1 clove Garlic, peeled For the mushrooms: 60 g Butter 125 g fresh wild mixed Mushrooms, diced 1 small shallot, finely chopped ...
Sunday, 28 February 2010
20. Pasta Arrabiata
(Pasta/Pasta)
Ingredients (serve for 4): 4 tbs olive oil 1 large spanish onion, finely chopped 3 garlic cloves, chopped 2 red chillies, finely chopped 2 tablespoon tomato paste 1 tin chopped ...
Sunday, 28 February 2010
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WINE REVIEW

Destefanis Dolcetto d'Alba Vigna Monia Bassa 2007

"Full red-ruby. Sexy, complex, soil-driven aromas of dark berries, minerals, dark chocolate, smoked meat and tobacco. Rich and tactile in the mouth, with a subtle sweetness and noteworthy lift to the intriguing currant, smoke and meat flavors.

Read more...
Italy
1. Focaccia - An aboriginal bread
(Spatula - Food articles/Be a gourmand)
... or with the Etruscans of North Central Italy before the Roman Empire. Focaccia style recipes are made in France and are considered a daily bread by a major part of the population. It is still one of ...
Saturday, 01 May 2010
2. Why you should drink rose wines?
(BARREL - Wine articles/Do you know? - Wine descriptions)
... the Pinot Grigio blush from Italy. The Zinfandel, widely regarded as indigenous to California, is usually a result from a technique known as 'bleeding' or 'Saignee' where the vintner removes some ...
Saturday, 01 May 2010
3. Mionetto Brut
(Champagne/Champagne)
  Mionetto Brut Description: The Mionetto winery, producer of Prosecco, is located in the Veneto region of Italy. This is the only place in the world where the Prosecco grape ...
Thursday, 18 March 2010
4. Mount Nelson Sauvignon Blanc (2007)
(White wine/Sauvignon Blanc)
    Mount Nelson Sauvignon Blanc (2007) Description: This wine is from Lodovico Antinori, who created Ornellaia, an Italian Super Tuscan. Very good vintage. Restrained and ...
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
5. Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio (2009)
(White wine/Pinot Grigio (Pinot Gris))
    Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio (2009) Description: A pale straw yellow wine from Italy. Clean, crisp fragrance with intense yet elegant hints of quince. Fresh, harmonious ...
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
6. MandraRossa Chardonnay (2004)
(White wine/Chardonnay)
    MandraRossa Chardonnay (2004) Description: The combination of ripe fruitiness and lemony acidity make MandraRossa a very versatile food wine from Italy. Throw some bottles ...
Monday, 15 March 2010
7. Il Poggio Sangiovese (2009)
(Red wine/Sangiovese)
  Il Pogio Sangiovese (2009) Description: Sangiovese originally achieved fame inside straw covered Chianti fiasci that later graced countless college students’ tables as candle ...
Monday, 15 March 2010
8. Cantele Primitivo (2008)
(Red wine/Primitivo)
  Cantele Primitivo (2008) Description: Verry nice and rare bottle from Southern Italy. The palate expresses soft tannins, good acidity and the soft mouthfeel which are characteristics ...
Monday, 15 March 2010
9. Roberto Voerzio Langhe (2003)
(Red wine/Nebbiolo)
  Roberto Voerzio Langhe (2003) Description: In 1987 Roberto Voerzio decided to leave his family's wine business and strike out on his own. With the help of his wife, he undertook ...
Sunday, 14 March 2010
10. Pio Cesare Barolo Ornato (2003)
(Red wine/Nebbiolo)
  Pio Cesare Barolo Ornato (2003) Description: A premium Nebbilo from Piedmont, Italy. Barolo Ornato has a deep crimson red color and its nose exhibis intense fruit scents. ...
Sunday, 14 March 2010
11. Citra Cabernet Sauvignon (2008)
(Red wine/Cabernet Sauvignon)
  Citra Cabernet Sauvignon (2008) Description: Citra is one of Italy’s foremost wine producers. The Abruzzo region on central Italy’s eastern coast is a relatively unspoiled ...
Saturday, 13 March 2010
12. Fast growing quality – Italian wines
(BARREL - Wine articles/Specials of regions)
... dry white wine. It is also known as Pinot Gris (France), and is widely grown outside Italy (especially California) because it has a cool name. Intense, golden apple flavoured Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio ...
Monday, 08 March 2010
13. The white emperor - All around the world with Chardonnay
(BARREL - Wine articles/Do you know? - Wine descriptions)
... 2003. Our world around trip is finishing in sunlit Italy. Vineyards’ palette is wide from this white wine as well. Sometimes confused with Pinot blanc. Though many varietal form of Chardonnay are ...
Saturday, 06 March 2010
14. King of the Reds - Cabernet Sauvignon
(BARREL - Wine articles/Do you know? - Wine descriptions)
... 16 percent of the wine volume sold in 2008, according to Gomberg, Fredrikson & Associates. It has spread in New Zealand, Chile and in Italy during last decades. The aging potential can be upwards ...
Thursday, 04 March 2010
15. A hard Italian - The Pecorino cheese
(Spatula - Food articles/Roundtrip in Cheeseland)
... and it has nutty flavor. Especially in South Italy farmers give additional ingredients to Pecorino like red chili flakes, black peppercorns, walnot or even rucola. This marvellous cheese is very good ...
Thursday, 04 March 2010
16. Turkey Club Sandwich for Pinot Grigio
(Appetizers/Appetizers)
...  Enjoy!   Recommended wine: Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio (2009) A pale straw yellow wine from Italy. Clean, crisp fragrance with intense yet elegant hints of quince. Fresh, harmonious fruit set ...
Tuesday, 02 March 2010
17. Smoked Salmon Egg & Capers Salad
(Vegetables and Salads/Salads)
... from Italy. Clean, crisp fragrance with intense yet elegant hints of quince. Fresh, harmonious fruit set off by slight sweetness with a long finish full of delicate, tangy flavor. Acquire this wine Discover ...
Tuesday, 02 March 2010
18. Mushroom Risotto
(Ethnic Dishes/Ethnic Dishes)
...  Recommended wine: Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio (2009) A pale straw yellow wine from Italy. Clean, crisp fragrance with intense yet elegant hints of quince. Fresh, harmonious fruit set off by slight ...
Tuesday, 02 March 2010
19. Wild mushrooms on garlic baquette
(Appetizers/Appetizers)
Ingredients: 1 small baguette Olive oil, for drizzling 1 clove Garlic, peeled For the mushrooms: 60 g Butter 125 g fresh wild mixed Mushrooms, diced 1 small shallot, finely chopped ...
Sunday, 28 February 2010
20. Pasta Arrabiata
(Pasta/Pasta)
Ingredients (serve for 4): 4 tbs olive oil 1 large spanish onion, finely chopped 3 garlic cloves, chopped 2 red chillies, finely chopped 2 tablespoon tomato paste 1 tin chopped ...
Sunday, 28 February 2010
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