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Monthly Archives: November 2009

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Monte’s Pull – Episode #96

Author: Mark V. Fusco San Antonio, TX Mark reviews the 2005 Masciarelli Montepulciano d’Abruzzo. Link for today’s show: Masciarelli – The actual producer of the wine. There is a U.S. importer with the same name. I don’t think they are related, however the importer does

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At Least The Bottle Looks Cool – Episode #95

Author: Mark V. Fusco San Antonio, TX Mark reviews the 2008 Fazi Battaglia Verdicchio Dei Castelli Di Jesi. Links for today’s show: Fazi Battaglia – The site is in Italian. Admiral Imports – The U.S. importer for Fazi Battaglia

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2009 Thanksgiving Special – Episode #94

  Mark does a special Thanksgiving episode by reviewing 3 typical Thanksgiving wines. In this episode: 2006 Zind Humbrecht Heimbourg Riesling, 2009 Laboure-Roi Beaujolais Nouveau, 2007 Louis Latour Pinot Noir. Links for this episode: The Sorting Table – Distributor for Zind Humbrecht. Didn’t find this

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Lesson 16 – Central Italy

***Switched to the blip.tv player until I can resolve the syncing issue with Viddler*** Sommelier School Lesson 16 – Central Italy The heart of Italy is where we are going this week. This is the home of Chianti. One of the most well known of

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Sharing Wine With New Friends (Corrected Audio) – Episode #91

Author: Mark V. Fusco San Antonio, TX Mark reviews the 2005 Albino Armani Foja Tonda (Casetta) with Kellis Chandler of Republic National and Steve Straus General Manager of The Barn Door. Links for today’s show: Albino Armani Foja Tonda The Barn Door Restaurant

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Lesson 15 – Northeast Italy

Sommelier School Lesson 15 – Northweast Italy   The next stop on our Tour of Italy takes us to the Northeast part of the country. This area comprises of Trentino – Alto Adige, Veneto, and Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Their white wines are typically acidic, crisp, and