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Wines of Veneto

I recently received a phone call from a friend of mine who imports Italian wine in Manhatten. He told me to purchase the 2000 Bertani Amarone. Bertani feels this could be even better than the 1990 Amarone, which was outstanding. You don’t have to tell me twice, I absolutely love Amarone, as a matter of [...]

Vino Italiano

It’s hard to believe Memorial Day has come and gone, the weather was great and the tourists roared into Wells. I do believe the season has officially arrived. Like every year, this is when I love to expand the winelist. The dust has settled from Vin Italy and there are enough people around to add [...]

Vinitaly

I recently returned from Verona, where I attended Vinitaly for five days. Vinitaly is one of the largest wine shows in the world featuring approximately 4,400 wineries and about 100,000 different Italian wines. The show is located in an industrial complex spread out over eighteen different warehouses. Each warehouse is dedicated to a particular region [...]