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<a rel="nofollow" href="../../../../../blog/26/isole-e-olena">Paolo DeMarchi</a> is one of the most important wine producers in Italy. He is one of a handful of thoughtful growers who were key "inventors" of modern Chianti. Imagine the challenge of redefining a very old (and at the time, sleepy) wine region. Most wine sold here <em>had</em> to be sold in wicker-basket-bottles because novelty trumped quality. To this day, there are those who think of…
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Paolo De Marchi and James Spinelli Paolo was exhausted. Following a huge turnout the night before in our New York store, a two-hour drive to my house to spend the night, a 9AM meeting and interview with Philadelphia's most influential food writer, then the all-day tasting; he was spent. He was telling me (on our way to pick up sushi for a quiet dinner at home; <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.fujirestaurant.com">Fuji in Haddonfield</a> in case…
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I had the pleasure of spending a day with this lovely family in Asolo. This video was shot for an Italian television series on "artisans" throughout that country. It is subtitled for those of us challenged by the language. This video tells the story of three generations doing the hard work necessary to make a success of their dreams at what became "Bele Casel," the lone producer of Prosecco here at Moore Brothers. By the way, the…
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The <em> Roche de Solutré</em> which marks the end of the limestone plateau on which all Burgundy except for Beaujolais is grown. The wines of Burgundy owe their reputation for excellence to monks. Monasteries had the physical plant <em>(cellars),</em> but more important, they were the lone bastion of education, record keeping, and systematic learning during the Middle Ages. These monks had the time and generational experience to learn…
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It only took about 10 years, but we've finally figured out how to make our maps available. You'll find us referring to these maps all the time when we tell the stories and histories of the evolution of <strong><a rel="nofollow" href="../../../../../blog/182/wine-in-the-old-world">fine wine in the "Old World."</a></strong> For ten years we've been asked to make them available to our customers for purchase, but they were too expensive to print. With the advent…
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