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2 2-pound racks of lamb, trimmed 6 cloves of garlic, finely minced 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary leaves, finely minced 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil Sea salt Freshly ground black pepper Place the lamb racks fat side up on a large rimmed baking sheet. Combine the minced garlic and rosemary with the olive oil. Rub the garlic-rosemary mixture all over the lamb. Season with salt and let stand at room temperature for 1 hour….
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Dave's Soapbox
<strong>The latest schedule for curated trips to Italy: Here's the "scoop!"</strong> <strong>We’re delighted to announce a new service from Moore Brothers Wine Company</strong> in partnership with <strong>Erica Plotegher,</strong> founder of <strong><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ecatravelconsulting.com/about/">ECA Travel Consulting</a></strong> to provide our customers curated trips to visit our producers and the cultures where the wines evolve. Erica is a U.S. – based, Italian native…
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Sounds rather pedantic, no? But imagine this: Say one of the bottles is "Ragù Tomato Sauce," and the other is a jar of fresh marinara form a little old lady in Italy, made from her own tomatoes. Same difference. The bottle on the left was produced by a person farming his own fruit. And over the growing season he was constantly in the vineyard thinning leaves and making sure each grape met optimal ripeness. The fruit was harvested by…
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Meet the Winegrowers
In the appellation Mercurey, the Raquillet estate has been in continuous production for eleven generations. François Raquillet has been in full command since 1990. Among his first changes was to sell off lesser parcels and to concentrate on the oldest, best situated vines of the estate which include holdings in the best "premier cru" vineyards. He practices tight pruning and de-budding at the beginning of the season to restrict…
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Learn from Greg
Greg Moore offers a heartfelt, full-throated defense of one of France's most iconic wines:
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