Up Your Wine Game!
Todd Alexander, with over 3 decades in the world of food and wine, tastes, discusses, reviews, and otherwise helps wine drinkers increase their wine IQ, discover new wines, and find more ways to enjoy wine.
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Chardonnay: Italy Does It Too! (opens the original)
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Chardonnay is grown all over the world and when it comes for bang for the buck, Italy is at the top of the list. While white Burgundy rules the elegance roost, and California delivers fruit bombs, Italy offers some of the most affordable and drinkable chards on the market.
Don't Call It A Comeback: Bolla Valpolicella (opens the original)
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Bolla Valpolicella helped put Italian wine on the map in the U.S. over 50 years ago. It's still here and as good as it ever was. Tasting the new release of their flagship Valpolicella Classico. A real winner for around $10.
White Sangiovese? Yessir! (opens the original)
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99% of all made in Italy is red wine. But Trader Joe's is offering a $10 Sangiovese made as a white wine that is excellent. A perfect match for spicier Thai or Chinese cuisine, this little spinner makes a great substitute for Riesling.
Antinori Peppoli Chianti Classico (opens the original)
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If you are just getting into Chianti Classico, or need to revisit a classic, Antinori's Peppoli never lets you down. Antinori has been making Peppoli for around 40 years and it's always been the stellar lil' bro in the family's Chianti Classico line-up. Excellent bottle for around $30.
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