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It only took about 10 years, but we've finally figured out how to make our maps available. You'll find us referring to these maps all the time when we tell the stories and histories of the evolution of <strong><a rel="nofollow" href="../../../../../blog/182/wine-in-the-old-world">fine wine in the "Old World."</a></strong> For ten years we've been asked to make them available to our customers for purchase, but they were too expensive to print. With the advent…
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So that big truck pulled up outside of <a rel="nofollow" href="../../../../../blog/17/ettore-germano">Sergio Germano's winery,</a> fully refrigerated at <strong>56°</strong> (13.33° Celsius, for those "in the know"). It was the first time I'd seen one of the "reefer" trucks in Europe. After a whole lot of years working in wine, it's unbelievable that this isn't the "norm." On this same day, a number of (much smaller) delivery vans pulled in to pick up smaller…
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In the tiny village of Serralunga (just about a kilometer from <a rel="nofollow" href="../../../../../blog/17/ettore-germano">Sergio Germano's tiny winery,</a>) is one of my favorite stops, <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g1410632-d3339643-Reviews-Vinoteca_Centro_Storico-Serralunga_d_Alba_Province_of_Cuneo_Piedmont.html">Vinoteca Centro Storico</a>. This wonderful little restaurant/wine bar is a favorite of winegrowers throughout…
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I miss the Marche. It's off the beaten track - hardly any tourists, but one of the best hotel/restaurants we've been to is <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.antico-borgo.it/#!staff/cssy"> Antico Borgo,</a> (about 20 miles from the coast) owned by our (now) friends, Fabrizio and Samira Facchini. We had a lot of great meals there. And some of the loveliest wines of Italy come from the Marche, particularly those from the…
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Yessiree bob! Your own FREE WINE PRESERVATION KIT right here! No kidding. After all these years, these empty (and resealable) glass bottles are the best way I've found to preserve wine. Ideally, you want to fill them to the brim before sealing, and I recommend you slap a quick label on, so you know what you've got in the fridge. The glass, resealable 10oz. club soda bottles are particularly helpful (we'll probably see a spike in…
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