Several weeks ago, an active owner of Tuscan winery Fattoria di Petroio Pamela Lenzi confessed to me that the sale of Italian olive oil (no fooling, excellent), they sometimes earn more than the export of wine. “Especially hard in Britain. We tried to find partners there, and at first everything seemed to went well, but then they – bang! – And closed “, – said Pamela.
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Arboleda is a new higher priced line of wines from the Caliterra winery. ….. Fortunately, they are not much more expensive than the Caliterra label and the quality of the product justifies the additional cost. ….. It is not a complex wine, but it has the attributes that appeal to most wine buyers who need a wine that looks good and is soft and ready to drink as soon as the cork is pulled. ….. This easy going drinker does just that with its lush mouthfeel and a taste loaded with flavors of juicy blackberries and slightly over-ripened, fat Cabernet Sauvignon grapes.
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The popular series “1001″ welcomes a new title, the most anticipated … The 1001 wine must have tasted it in his life. With hundreds of new wines making their appearance on the market every year, there has never been more active in the wine world today. And this guide filled with information and vivid images will increase your pleasure to explore a fascinating world.
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The Civilized Traveler’s Guide
By Mildred Howie
Published by The Wine Appreciation Guild

For wine lovers intending to visit the Sonoma wine region this book is a must. Even widely experienced travelers, like this reviewer, will benefit greatly by investing a mere $12.95, for ‘Sonoma Wine Tour’ is not just another wine book but a lucid and comprehensive guide to much that Sonoma wine country has to offer. The publishers made an excellent choice in author, Millie Howie, who has virtually a lifetime’s experience of Sonoma and its wine community, garnered at the very time of the region’s rapid rise to fame.
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Published by Gambero Rosso

The front cover sub-title reads ‘A Guide to the World of Italian wine for experts and wine lovers’

1,884 Producers
13,336 Wines
250 Three Glass Awards

Referring to awards, this edition won the ‘Annual Guide Award’ from the highly respected ‘Prix du Champagne Lanson’.
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An Artful Book on Wine Originally Published in Paris Released by the Henry McBride Foundation

“Mon Docteur Le Vin” (My Doctor, Wine), originally published in Paris in 1936, is being released in an English translation for modern-day enjoyment by the Henry McBride Foundation, a non-profit that benefits young artists. A humorous reflection on the social pleasures of wine and its apparently healthful properties, “Mon Docteur Le Vin” entertains, amuses and visually delights the reader with Raoul Dufy’s vivacious watercolor illustrations.
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