April 9, 2021

VALLE REALE “Vigneto di Popoli” Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 2015

(Abruzzo, Italy) $25

The montepulciano grape makes one of southern Italy’s softest, fullest red wines. Packed with dark fruit flavors, wild berries, and a hint of earthiness, Valle Reale’s Montepulciano d’Abruzzo tastes like it costs more than it does.

90 points KM

Available at Vivino.com

The Single Perfect Cheese for Wine

“No! We’ve only been growing cab franc here for 900 years. There is still so much to learn.”

—Mathieu Baudry of Domaine Bernard Baudry
Upon being asked if he would consider growing red grapes other than cabernet franc in Chinon (Loire Valley) France.

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