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A weekly newsletter from a wine marketer turned & soon-to-be wine importer sharing unique wine finds, pairing recipes, travel guides, and a behind the scenes look into the world of wine.
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Granazza – The Italian Grape Nobody Talks About (opens the original)
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The first time I tasted Granazza was at Giuseppe Sedilesu in Mamoiada, and I was hooked immediately. If you’ve been reading Sip with Nik for a while, you’ve heard me mention it a couple of times, both in my roundup of Sardinian wines beyond Cannonau and Vermentino and in my summer sipping guide. But Granazza is overdue for its own deep dive.Here’s the elevator pitch: Granazza is the perfect white for red wine lovers. It has high acidity, real grip, even a bit of tannin, and enough structure to a
8 Years in Wine: Sold, Made, Planted & Marketed (opens the original)
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Last week I was in Michigan visiting my parents and we went down to see my aunt, uncle, and cousins on my dad’s side of the family for a few days. My extended family still lives in the area where I first grew up, a place I have not been back to since I was 4 or 5 years old. We were in the southern part of Michigan, right on the border of Ohio, where it’s very green, filled with trees, and quite rural.It struck me how drastically different my life would be today if my parents had never moved us t
2 Years Later, Still Thinking of These Friulian Wines (opens the original)
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Have you ever encountered a wine that quite literally takes your breath away? One that completely stops you in your tracks, it’s that good, permanently cementing its place in your memory banks as the benchmark bottle you will measure all future wines of its kind against.If you have yet to find such a wine, then I’m here to tell you that it’s time to get way more wine tasting experiences under your belt. If you have crossed paths with such a wine (and I am betting you have, considering you’re a S
Inzolia – The Italian Grape Nobody Talks About (opens the original)
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I first encountered Inzolia while romping around Sicily on a wine fueled adventure in 2024. It was a variety I had never tried before, or so I thought. In reality, I had unknowingly savored Inzolia every time I drank Marsala, as it’s one of seven grape varieties used to make the great fortified wines of the Marsala DOC established in 1969. Historically in the wines of Marsala, Inzolia contributes a round, soft body, structural depth, and a trademark rich, nutty aroma. It also balances the high a
The Italian Wine Lover's Summer Entertaining Guide (opens the original)
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This time last year I was sweating in our (my former) Sardinian vineyard, or cooling off in the crystalline Mediterranean on one of the island’s pristine beaches. This year I’m sweating my way through spreadsheets and the labyrinth of compliance that is direct-to-consumer shipping regulations in the U.S., working through the late stages of my business plan before I can even apply for my permits. Life looks very different these days — but exciting all the same. Though I do miss my Italian summers
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