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Fat, bland, and boring. That’s how I used to sum up Sicilian white wines. I used to lament how unfair it was that Sicily offers such fabulous seafood—tuna and swordfish so fresh it looks you in the eye – but nary a judicious wine pairing in sight. Sicily’s big-bodied reds were out of the question, [...]
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Think “Sicilian red wine” and nero d’avola springs to mind. Think “quality Sicilian wineries” and Donnafugata is right there on top. So who better to discuss nero d’avola than Donnafugata’s warm and gracious owner, Josè Rallo? We met up during Gambero Rosso’s Tre Bicchieri presentation in New York this past February, where [...]
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Gambero Rosso‘s Tre Bicchieri tasting, the Oscars of Italian wine, undoubtedly qualifies as The Most Anticipated Event of the year for Italian wine buffs. Crowded and intense, it’s an afternoon of frenzied tasting, jostled elbows, truncated conversations, and barely legible notes. But boy, is it worth it. Where else can you sample the best [...]
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