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Ripasso and Amarone - Valpolicella Heavyweights for the Win

Ripasso and Amarone – Valpolicella Heavyweights for the Win

The Valpolicella red wines from the shores of Lake Garda in the north-eastern province of Verona are amongst the most famous wines from Italy. With diverse styles of Valpolicella from fruity easy drinking lunch wine to Valpolicella’s Ripasso’s richer black cherry fruit and leather character and ultimately, to the intense and powerful meditation wines of …

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Wine of the Week from O'Briens: Porta Nova Ripasso Valpolicella Superiore 2013

Wine of the Week from O’Briens: Porta Nova Ripasso Valpolicella Superiore 2013

In the pages of horror stories there are many types of villains and evil creatures with plenty of unnerving feeding habits. Vampires, werewolves and zombies… They all could be consider humanitarians, but among them, one of the most scary and legendary characters is actually a man, and in fact, a doctor. This Halloween Bank Holiday Weekend calls …

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Fall in Love with Wines from la Bella Valpolicella

Fall in Love with Wines from la Bella Valpolicella

William Shakespeare had a soft spot for Veneto, a region in which he based classic works such as The Merchant of Venice, Othello, The Two Gentlemen from Verona and Romeo and Juliet. Just north-west from the town of the star-crossed lovers, we have Valpolicella, a region that might not have such a famous couple, but instead features a memorable triangle: Corvina, Rondinella …

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Masi Becomes the First-Ever Venetian Wine to Make the Wine Spectator Top 10

Masi’s Amarone Classico, Vaio Armaron Serego Alighieri 2008, is the first wine from the Veneto to be included in Wine Spectator’s “Top 10”, the most eagerly awaited list in the wine world. The result was unveiled last week by the prestigious wine magazine, which put this emblematic wine from Valpolicella in 8th place with a …

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A Treasure Trail of Taste – Febvre Food and Wine Trail Belfast

“Wine engages the mind, the stomach and the heart, unlike any other drink,” explains TheTaste’s wine expert Liam Campbell as we are seated in one of the most breath-taking dining rooms on this Isle, The Great Room Restaurant at The Merchant Hotel, Belfast. Having gathered to raise a toast to our host city’s thriving food …

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