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2008 Banfi Rosa Regale

Price: $23.00
Varietal: 100% Brachetto d’Acqui
Region: Italy > Piemonte (Piedmont)
Website: www.rosaregale.com
Winemakers Notes: While it is appreciated as one of the few wines in the world that truly marries well with chocolate, especially dark or bittersweet, its charms extend across a palette of occasions and food pairings, from savory to sweet. On its own Rosa Regale is an elegant aperitif. Its fruity character beguiles the heat of spicy Asian and Latino fare, and its gentle acidity is an ideal foil to the piquant richness of goat cheese, especially in a spring mix salad with almonds and cranberries. Quiches, glazed hams, beets, vichyssoise, gazpacho, chowders and even the myriad of flavors at Thanksgiving dinner, all traditionally challenging wine matches, are enchanted by Rosa Regale. Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, trifles and hazelnut tortes are all elevated by this frothy wine.

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2008 Zenato Valpolicella Classico Superiore

Price: $14.00
Varietal: 85% Corvina, 10% Rondinella, and 5% Sangiovese
Region: Italy > Veneto > Valpolicella
Website: www.zenato.it
Winemakers Notes: The nose offers supple fragrances of almonds and violets. Crisp and dry in the mouth, well structured, with a lovely, velvety texture. Ready to enjoy now, but can be cellared a few years.

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Mondoro Asti

Price: $19.00
Varietal: 100% Muscat Blanc À Petits Grains
Region: Italy > Piemonte
Website: www.mondoroasti.com

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2005 Banfi Chianti Classico Riserva

Price: $12.00
Varietal: Sangiovese, Canaiolo Nero, Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: Italy > Chianti
Website: www.castellobanfi.com
Winemakers Notes: Celebrating the best Tuscan tradition Banfi offers a family of Chianti wines varied and complementary, unique in style. Chianti Riserva is produced from grapes grown in the “Classico” region of Chianti between Siena and Firenze. It is elegant, well-balanced, full-bodied with a vary long aging potential.

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Mondoro Asti

Price: $19.00
Varietal: 100% Muscat Blanc À Petits Grains
Region: Italy > Piemonte
Website: www.mondoroasti.com

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