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VinoCibo.com Web Selection Marchesi di Grèsy, Barbaresco While these beautiful Barbaresco vineyards had been in the family since the 1800's when Cisa Asinaris of Grèsy purchased the property, it was only in 1973 that Alberto di Grèsy begin making wines from them under his own label, Marchesi...

For gifts you can never go wrong with sparking wine. At this price range look for Prosecco from Italy or Mumm's Napa or Chandon Napa from California.

Actually, I would have to disagree with that suggestion. This calls for a wine with some acid and no residual sugar like the St. Francis. Try a good crisp sauvignon blanc from New Zealand or Washington St. or a pinot gris from Oregon. From France look for Muscadet or Sancerre (another sauvignon...

VinoCibo.com Web Selection 10/8/04 Dessilani, Novara It was 1985 and we were still buying 1978 Gattinara Riserva from Dessilani. We started buying it two years before and every shipment was different in character. It just kept getting better. In those days the wines waited in barrels for...

Caprili, Montalcino, VinoCibo.com Web Selection 9/17/04 If you, like me, think wines should be about texture and terroir and that wines should get more interesting as you drink them, not heavier: you will love the complex wines of Caprili in Montalcino. I tasted their 1999 Brunello di...

Well we live in Lombardia, so the sauce would be just browned butter and sage with parmignano or grana. Another option would be a classic nothern ragu like this: http://www.vinocibo.com/eatingitaly/soffritto.htm

VinoCibo.com Web Selection Featured wines 9/24/04 Azienda Agricola Eredi Fuligni, Montalcino The wines of Eredi Fuligni have a a very short time reached the very pinnacle of winemaking in Montalcino and their wines are among the finest sangiovese produced vintage after vintage. What stands out...

10/1/04 Italian Wine Web Selections from VinoCibo.com Marchesi Pancrazi, Tenuta San Donato Marchesi Pancrazi may be an accidental pinot nero estate, but it was indeed good luck as this Tuscan producer continues to make one of Italy's finest pinot nero (pinot noir) wines, the Villa de Bagnolo...