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Tag Archives: Gaiole
Fine Wine Source Club Selections – January 2023
If you don’t belong to a wine club, I would strongly recommend that you find a good one and join; if you are near Livonia, Michigan than I would suggest The Fine Wine Source. I was just there yesterday, to … Continue reading
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Tagged Alicante Bouschet, California, Chardonnay, Chianti Classico, Dunning Vineyards, Gaiole, Italy, Paso Robles, Podere Ciona, Sangiovese, Willow Creek District
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Podere Ciona Chianti Classico and Semifonte
Lorenzo Gatteschi of Podere Ciona was hosting a tasting of his wines at The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan. The estate is located in the original and oldest part of Tuscany’s Chianti wine-growing region and the area is still … Continue reading
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Tagged Alicante Bouschet, Chianti Classico, Gaiole, Gaiole in Chianti IGT, Italy, Merlot, Podere Ciona, Sangiovese, Semifonte
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Lorenzo Gatteschi and a Wine Tasting
By now, if you have read any of my articles, you realize that I am a creature of habit and I tend to visit my local wine shop The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan. I am an old war-horse … Continue reading
April 2022 Club Selections
I was going to my local wine shop, The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, for two reasons. One was to pick up a case of wine that is becoming one of our new “go-to” wines and also to pick up … Continue reading
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Tagged Airfield Estates, Alicante Bouschet, Gaiole, Italy, Podere Ciona, Sangiovese, Semifonte, Syrah, Toscana IGT, Washington, Yakima Valley
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Open That Bottle Night 2022
Not only were we having a dinner party to celebrate my sister’s birthday, the evening was also “Open That Bottle Night” one of those wine drinker and wine writer holidays. The concept was created by Dorothy J. Gaiter and John … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged Alicante Bouschet, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Chianti Classico, Duckhorn Vineyards, Gaiole, Italy, Merlot, Napa Valley, Podere Ciona, Riserva, Sangiovese
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Podere Ciona Chianti Classico Riserva
All good things do come to an end, and wine tastings seem to go by quicker than other events. Winemaker Lorenzo Gatteschi was representing his family’s Podere Ciona wines from Gaiole in Tuscany. While we were talking and tasting wines, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alicante Bouschet, Chianti Classico, Gaiole, Italy, Merlot, Podere Ciona, Riserva, Sangiovese
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Four Super Tuscans from Podere Ciona
What could be better than enjoying a wine tasting curated by a winemaker; well, that is what was happening when I was at my local wine shop The Fine Wine Source. Lorenzo Gatteschi was representing his family through their Podere … Continue reading
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Tagged Alicante Bouschet, Gaiole, Italy, Merlot, Podere Ciona, Rosso Toscano, Toscana IGT
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A Tasting with Lorenzo Gatteschi
Sometimes all roads lead to The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan; at least for me. Lorenzo Gatteschi, winemaker of Podere Ciona in Gaiole, Tuscany was there hosting a tasting of his family’s wines. I was reading the history of … Continue reading
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Tagged Alicante Bouschet, Chianti Classico, Gaiole, Gaiole in Chianti IGT, Italy, Merlot, Podere Ciona, Rosso Toscano, Sangiovese, Toscana IGT
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Podere Ciona Semifonte
One of the great things about finally getting out, was going to my wine shop, it had been about two months since I had set foot into The Fine Wine Source. Rest assured, I did not have to reintroduce myself … Continue reading
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Tagged Alicante Bouschet, Gaiole, Italy, Merlot, Podere Ciona, Semifonte, Toscana IGT
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Two from Podere Ciona
Some of my earliest wine memories are of Italian wines, both commercial and home-made. Of course, that makes sense as I grew up in a mixed ethnic neighborhood, so most meals and beverages from the Mediterranean are like comfort food … Continue reading
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Tagged Alicante Bouschet, Chianti Classico, Gaiole, Italy, La Diacce, Merlot, Podere Ciona, Riserva, Rosso Toscano, Sangiovese, Toscana IGT
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