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Asked to Bring the Wine? Your Bubbly First Step To Buying Sparkling Wine

Asked to Bring the Wine? Your Bubbly First Step To Buying Sparkling Wine

Posted on: December 22nd, 2016 by Tom Peiffer No Comments

Been told to “pony up” and provide the adult beverages (the grape kind) for a holiday party? Also, been warned not to mess up? This can be daunting, especially if... Read More
Berlucchi Cuvee 61: A Sparkling Discovery

Berlucchi Cuvee 61: A Sparkling Discovery

Posted on: December 4th, 2016 by Tom Peiffer No Comments

Getting ready to celebrate a little more of the seasonal levity this month?  There is no better way to do that than with bubbly.  Coincidentally, one of these shining sparklers... Read More
White wine blends: Poised the edge of balance

White wine blends: Poised the edge of balance

Posted on: September 27th, 2016 by Tom Peiffer No Comments

Most of the time, we take white wine blends as a taste of passing fancy.  But sometimes things get a little more serious, especially with the creative and unrestricted styles... Read More
LaMarca-Prosecco

LaMarca Prosecco: A viable Champagne alternative

Posted on: September 28th, 2015 by Tom Peiffer No Comments

Most of the time the Prosecco bubbly ends up getting mixed in with something else as a “fizz enhancer”. But if you’re only doing that, you’re selling this guy short.... Read More
Nipozzano Riserva Chianti

Chianti Traditions: Nipozzano Riserva

Posted on: June 26th, 2015 by Tom Peiffer 2 Comments

It’s nearly impossible to come close to logging all the Italian restaurants that have reliably delicious Chiantis on their wine lists. Consider one of these, the ever-popular Nipozzano. Fortunately for... Read More
La Carraia Sangiovese

La Carraia’s Umbria Sangiovese: An Italian value

Posted on: November 10th, 2014 by Tom Peiffer No Comments

Over past year or so, there has been an increased migration in the wine offerings at our larger Phoenix area wine outlets (especially Total Wine, Bevmo, and Costco) from shelf... Read More
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Vertical wine tastings: Can you tell them apart?

Posted on: July 28th, 2014 by Tom Peiffer No Comments

As the saying goes, “Make new friends, but keep the old, one is silver and the other is gold”.  Sure we all know it, but we don’t all necessarily follow... Read More

Refresh: A White Wine Spritzer in a bottle

Posted on: May 25th, 2014 by Tom Peiffer No Comments

Believe it or not, there are plenty among us who are perfectly happy nursing a glass of wine all evening rather than enduring the negative effects of overindulging.  Even though... Read More

Voting the wine list

Posted on: May 6th, 2014 by Tom Peiffer No Comments

One of the fortunate side effects of ordering your favorite vino off a restaurant’s wine list is that you are actually joining others to “vote” for a particular brand.  With... Read More

Grechetto: Umbria’s surprisingly versatile white wine

Posted on: April 27th, 2014 by Tom Peiffer No Comments

Locked away in Italy is a seemingly endless spectrum of wine varietals.  You could probably taste a couple regional specialties each week and still have a few left by year... Read More

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