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Winey Tasting Notes: The Wines of Cinque Terra, Italy

Oh to spend a day on the Italian Riviera, wandering through the streets of some of the most enchanting little towns you’ve ever seen, boating between the towns themselves, paddle boarding on the Mediterranean Sea. What could be better? Well, maybe if there was wine. And there was!!! The terraced hills of Cinque Terre Main…

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Winey Tasting Notes: Spritzing Like They Do In Italy!

One of my Spritz breaks. I saw them servedmostly in this oversized red wine type glass. Another post about sipping like an Italian, or as I call it, “What I Did On Vacation.” This time, I’m going to tell you how to make a Spritz. If you want to sip like they do in Italy, you’ve…

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Winey Tasting Notes: Spritzing Like They Do In Italy!

One of my Spritz breaks. I saw them servedmostly in this oversized red wine type glass. Another post about sipping like an Italian, or as I call it, “What I Did On Vacation.” This time, I’m going to tell you how to make a Spritz. If you want to sip like they do in Italy, you’ve…

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Winey Tasting Notes: When In Rome….Drink Frascati

We did it! The Winey Family is just back from a long awaited trip to Italy, a country we have been saving and scheming to visit for about 2 years. To misquote Julius Caesar: “Venimus, vidimus, omens nos” (translation: We came, we saw, we did it all!) From the sightseeing to the eating  and shopping…

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Winey Tasting Notes: When In Rome….Drink Frascati

We did it! The Winey Family is just back from a long awaited trip to Italy, a country we have been saving and scheming to visit for about 2 years. To misquote Julius Caesar: “Venimus, vidimus, omens nos” (translation: We came, we saw, we did it all!) From the sightseeing to the eating  and shopping…

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Winey Tasting Notes: Hoping for Italy, Part Two – Bolla Creso

Welcome to Part Two of my Italian vacation dream. I started these wine reviews because The Winey Family is planning (and hoping and praying for) a trip to Italy this coming summer to celebrate The Winey Son’s college graduation and the Winey Daughter’s high school graduation. (It’s gonna be quite a week in May. You…

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Winey Tasting Notes: Hoping for Italy, Part Two – Bolla Creso

Welcome to Part Two of my Italian vacation dream. I started these wine reviews because The Winey Family is planning (and hoping and praying for) a trip to Italy this coming summer to celebrate The Winey Son’s college graduation and the Winey Daughter’s high school graduation. (It’s gonna be quite a week in May. You…

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Winey Tasting Notes: Italian Dreaming – Bolla Chianti

The Winey Family is gearing up (and by that I mean writing checks) for a graduation bonanza. It will occur this May, in the space of 4 days, at which time the Winey Son will graduate from college and the Winey Daughter will graduate from high school. The Winey Hubby and I have already begun…