Zinfandel— America’s Grape— America’s Wine

Zinfandel— America’s Grape— America’s Wine

By Bob Lipinski Zinfandel is a classic all-American grape variety, planted in virtually all of California’s grape-growing areas. It is a thin-skinned, medium acid red grape variety with a mysterious past, which has been grown throughout California for over 150 years....
Cornacchia Wines of Italy—A Hidden Treasure

Cornacchia Wines of Italy—A Hidden Treasure

By Bob Lipinski The Cornacchia Winery is situated in the region of Abruzzo (known as Abruzzi in Italy) located in a mountainous area east of Latium in the south-central part of Italy off the Adriatic Sea. In this region the two most prolific and popular grape...
Recent Discoveries—Wines & Spirits

Recent Discoveries—Wines & Spirits

By Bob Lipinski As an author and professional taster, I generally taste and evaluate more than 100 alcoholic beverages (wine, spirits, beer, and saké) per week. Some are good, some are very good to excellent, while others are not very good. During the last month I had...

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