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Prosecco: much more than a poor man’s Spumante


By Andrew Barrow
Spittoon
Disparaging may be too strong a word; dismissive may be a better descriptive of most wine guides’ comments on Prosecco.
It is, of course, just one wine of many from the Veneto regon of Italy. Plying for attention against the more familar names of Valpolicella, Soave and Merlot del Veneto. At the same time […]

Satisfying the Mousse Monkey


By Jamie Gabrini
The Wine Chicks
Francois Labet, Crmant de Bourgogne, NV, or East Meets West
In my inaugural budget-wine column here, I mentioned the Mousse Monkey that rides my back relentlessly. Its a serious addiction: I love Champagnes and sparkling wines. And for a wine chick of, ahem, limited means, its tough to placate that damn […]