Ue | WineSpeed | Karen MacNeil

November 21, 2019

Ue

A softer, lighter type of GRAPPA achieved by distilling actual grapes rather than POMACE.

What traditional dessert is served with vin santo wines in Tuscany?

A. Cannoli

B. Cantucci

C. Panforte

D. Carnaroli

Cantucci are stubby, twice-baked, small biscotti traditionally served with vin santo at the end of a Tuscan meal. It is customary for Tuscans to dip the cantucci in the vin santo. The creamy, honey-roasted flavor of the sweet wine is complimented by cantucci’s almond and butter flavors.

BIG BOOB Claret

It’s called BIG POUR but maybe the wine should be called BIG BOOB. The label shows a blond woman—face obscured by shadow—whose right breast pokes out through a gauzy top, as if the breast itself… Continue reading

Get WineSpeed

Join tens of thousands of other wine lovers. Get each week’s edition of WineSpeed delivered to your inbox every Friday. It’s fast. It’s free. It’s the smartest way to stay up to speed on wine.