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Blog Posts
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Barolo
We recently gathered a group of Musing followers together to taste a wonderful flight of Barolo wines. Ranging in vintage from 1997 through 2019, the flight featured a panoply of wonderful wines. Overall impression – not a bad wine in the group. Each was lovely, with distinctive characteristics, along with a pervasive consistent flavor profile,… Read More
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Tour of Italy
At Vino Italiano with Naomi Calbucci Another lovely wine dinner at Vino Italiano in Waltham, MA. This evening we enjoyed a fascinating tour of Italian wines, led by the lovely and engaging Naomi Calbucci of D&P Selezioni importers. We toured three notable producers from three important and well-loved regions: Quintodecimo from Campania, Domenico Clerico from… Read More
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Napa Valley – Bordeaux Challenge
Cappella Restaurant, Needham MA Another wonderful afternoon spent tasting and feasting at Cappella Restaurant, enjoying a playful replay of the historic Judgement of Paris tasting of 1976. And, like the fateful event of 1976, the US edged out the French by a nose. From a pairing perspective, the US took two of three heats. From… Read More
