Sad News... Bernhard Huber "Godfather of German Pinot" passed...

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Ever since I visited Kaiserstuhl 3 years ago to taste some German Pinot Noir, I have been in love w/ the region. 

I remember meeting Mr. Huber early last fall @ a wine festival in his home village of Malterdingen in South-West German region of Baden. I was told he had a cancer & most likely he would not be there to see us...

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MW Symposium, Tasting of Italian Eclectic & Unusual Wines from Small, Dynamic, & Promising Small Producers

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Fascinating tasting of eclectic & unusual wines from small, dynamic, & promising small producers this morning @ #mwsymposium2014 - among my favourites: Arianna Occhipinti Il Frapato '12 (Sicily), I Vigneri di Salvo Foti Vigna Di Milo Etna Bianco Superiore '12 (Sicily), Poderi Morini Savignone '12 (Emilia-Romagna), Gianfranco Fino Jo '12 (Puglia) 

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Cantina Terlano - Intense & Age-Worthy Whites...

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Franco was surprised to hear from me today that, these days, I prefer to drink white wines... 

First, it is the refreshment quality I look for. Then, something that I have been focusing for quite sometime: texture. 

And here is where I think white wines can be very interesting. 

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Escursione in Valle D'Aosta Per Incontrare Elio Ottin

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Ieri, escursione in Valle D'Aosta per incontrare Elio Ottin, piccolo produttore (Ettari vitati 4.00) e bella realta' Valdostana. Nel 2007 decidendo di smettere il conferimento delle uve alla cooperativa locale inizia la sua avventura.

Attualmente la sua produzione di Petit Arvine, Pinot noir, Torrette Superieur e Fumin ha raggiunto una continuita' qualitativa eccellente. Insieme abbiamo degustato i 3 rossi annata 2012 che vi ripropongo nella sequenza da lui seguita:

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