Marsala: history of falls and rises [ September 8th, 2010 ] Posted in » wine history

marsala-florio-old“Domenico Buff uncorked a bottle of his original” Vergine “ten extracts, prepared exclusively from grapes Grillo, and generously filled glass-sized aquarium for goldfish. In the dim light was visible shimmering color drink - as yellow as a buttercup, dense and rich. I sniffed the wine and felt a mixture of delicious shades of sweet peas, broom, peach and butterscotch with traces of the tubular tobacco. - Great. Brave bunch - I said and did a little sip. Marsala enveloped my tongue gently and tenderly, like a silk scarf, leaving a poignant mix of tastes, including a slight sweetness. And I immediately remembered his first trip to Sicily … “Matthew Fort
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Wine Buying Guide for Everyone

wine-buying-guide-for-everyone2A Guide for Everyone
O.K., maybe it’s not for the millionaire Bordeaux collector or the snobby sommelier at the Ritz-Carlton, but it does give loads of ideas to beginner, intermediate and even advanced wine drinkers. I personally enjoyed the list titled “The Top 50 Wines You’re Not Drinking”, it reminded me to go out and pick up a bottle of “Stonestreet” and “Hill of Content”. Andrea Immer is the personable Master Sommelier who can dazzle us all with her grape know how, but writes like she is just another one of your drinking mates.

With all her credentials in place and about a billion hours of wine study (drinking) under her belt some might think that a Master Sommelier would be putting out a guide titled “My 50 favorite Burgundies you probably can’t afford or find”. Some wine experts would go that route. Andrea goes the other way, delivering something that we all can use when we need the low-down on some delicious wines that we can find and afford.
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