Kimberly Houston | August 26, 2010
Marenco Pineto Brachetto D’Acqui 2009
Today I’m going to talk about a concept called “gateway wine.” (I’m borrowing the term from my friend Benito over at Benito’s Wine Reviews.) A gateway wine is, as Benito says, “a wine that won’t scare away newbies.”
I think of this category of wines as “baby steps” for folks do say [...]
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Tags: Beaujolais Nouveau, Brachetto D'Acqui, Vinho Verde, Wine for Newbies
Kimberly Houston | August 10, 2010
Twin Vines Vinho Verde 2009
I recently wrote about the Casal Garcia Vinho Verde here; I’ve been meaning to try the Twin Vines Vinho Verde for weeks, as a sort of comparison. Because they are both Vinho Verdes, they both have twist-off caps, and they both retail for around $8 in my market. Apples and apples, [...]
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Tags: great summer wine, inexpensive white wine, Vinho Verde
