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An Obsession with Food (Free subscription) | 17/01/2008
Friuli, just to be clear, sits at the northeastern edge of Italy. The region surrounds the ancient city of Trieste, which balances on the tip-top of the Adriatic Sea. In the 1960s, Mario Schiopetto, whose name is about as Italian as you can find, imported German winemaking techniques to create the “super whites” that define the modern Italian style: clean, fruity, refreshing. I know where Friuli is;...
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Purple Liquid (Free subscription) | 17/01/2008
I can't believe today is already Wine Blogging Wednesday , the first of 2008! Time flies! This is the 41st edition of this popular event and it is hosted this month by Jack and Joanne of Fork & Bottle . They believe that Friuli, this month's theme , has become the most exciting wine region in the world . I almost agree: I think it is one of the most exciting wine producing regions and I really love...
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Good Grape: A Wine Manifesto (Free subscription) | 17/01/2008
Usually I have a moderately interesting story for my Wine Blogging Wednesday wine selection--some sort of madcap purchasing story, morality tale or taste revelation. Today is no different. My white from the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region wine, as stipulated by our gracious hosts, Jack & Joanne from the Fork & Bottle was, in a word, interesting. My wine selection, which set me back a whopping $7.99, might...
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Good Wine Under $20 (Free subscription) | 16/01/2008
Wine Blogging Wednesday , the monthly online tasting event started by Lenn Thompson of Lenndevours , goes Italian for its 41st installment. Hosts Jack and Joanne from Fork and Bottle asked us to try a white from the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region . When many of us think of Italian wines we think hearty reds or sparklers, but Italy has a great tradition of white wines which range from crisp, unoaked...
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Wine Scamp (Free subscription) | 16/01/2008
I really didn't want to get a Pinot Grigio for this month’s Wine Blogging Wednesday tasting of Friuli-Venezie Giulia whites, hosted by Fork & Bottle. I know that if they make Pinot Grigio well anywhere in Italy, it's in Friuli, but still. There are all these other interesting white wines coming from this region, not [...]
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My Wine Education (Free subscription) | 16/01/2008
For this month's Wine Blogging Wednesday, Jack & Joanne of the Fork & Bottle are asking us to explore the world of Italy's Friuli-Venezia Giulia white wines. What in the world are those? Friuli-Venezia Giulia is simply a region in...
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McDuff's Food & Wine Trail (Free subscription) | 16/01/2008
When Jack and Joanne at Fork & Bottle announced the topic for this month’s edition of WBW, they put forth a strong recommendation: spend at least $20 per bottle. Go for the best. My initial reaction was, “Ok, I’m on board with that.” It would give me the perfect opportunity to get into some of the wines from currently hot producers like Josko Gravner, Radikon or Edi Kante. I soon realized though that...
