Italian Pinot Noir

I’ll admit Pinot Noir is not the first grape that comes to mind when I think of Italian wine, but I enjoyed two recently that were such an incredible value I had to share. I purchased both of the bottles at Costco for a ridiculously cheap price -one was $7.49 and the other was $12.69….

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Guns & Bubbles

Not a pairing you see very often, and rightly so, no firearms allowed whilst imbibing is a golden rule. So what is the connection? It is this nifty little opener made by the Beretta Firearms Company for the Franciacorta producer Ca’ del Bosco. The only company to close their sparkling wines with a staple rather…

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