Janice at IWM

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Sometimes I just like to roll the names of indigenous Italian grapes around in my mouth like velvet-covered marbles.

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Something of a cult object, Picolit is hard to grow, but it makes terrific wine. Today's eLetter has special pricing on La Roncaia's 2015 Picolit, a vino da meditazione and a wine to savor as you contemplate the sweetness in your life! #wine #winelover #dessertwine #Picolit

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La Roncaia's captivating, poetic '15 Picolit is a wine for your most treasured moments. This Fantinel family bottling is in today's eLetter with special pricing! #wine #Picolit #dessertwine #winelover

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Very dry, super elegant, and highly enjoyable, Bonomi's 2011 Franciacorta CruPerdu might be your new favorite alternative to Champagne, and it's in our #WineWednesday letter for less than $37 a bottle! Wow. #wine #winelover #Franciacorta #Sparkler

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The March tastings at IWM NYC will celebrate your love of wine and satisfy your yen for knowledge. Join us for one of our events: Killer B's, Barolo vs. Burgundy, Old vs. New, or our popular Mini-Grand! https://t.co/sKzk5Q0G3S #wine #winelover #winetasting #winetime

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In 1986, Castello Bonomi's Luigi Bersini found an abandoned vineyard; it became the source of Bonomi's Franciacorta CruPerdu, or "lost vineyard" in French. The 2011 is in our #WineWednesday eLetter! #wine #Sparklers #winelover #Franciacorta

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The Sassetti family's dedication shows in its 2015 Pertimali Brunello--it's a polished, aromatic wine to secure by the case and enjoy as it matures, each new bottle showing emerging facets of maturity and mellowness. Under $70 a bottle in today's eLetter! #wine #Brunello

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2015 is a landmark Brunello vintage, and Livio Sassetti Pertimali's '15 Brunello showcases the year's elegant, chewy tannins, vivid acidity, and sweet fruits with its core of savory minerals and earth. It's in today's eLetter! #wine #winelover #Brunello

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2016 saw an even, dry, yet healthy growing year at the Antinori family's Tignanello estate, and the '16 Tignanello reflects its climate in its intensity, balance, and precision. Today's eLetter has splits and magnums! Wow. #wine #Tignanello #winelover

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The March tastings at IWM NYC will celebrate your love of wine and satisfy your yen for knowledge. Join us for one of our events: Killer B's, Barolo vs. Burgundy, Old vs. New, or our popular Mini-Grand! https://t.co/sKzk5Q0G3S #wine #winelover #winetasting #winetime

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It's tough to follow a breakout benchmark vintage like 2015, but we think the recent 2016 Tignanello does an excellent job; presented in today's eLetter in magnums and splits, this '16 Tig will have you drinking for years--or right away!
#wine #winelover #Tignanello #SuperTuscan

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For more than 20 years, Bond has defined boutique expressions of cru Cabernet Sauvignon. Today's eLetter has a 2016 Bond quartet, available in three-packs in original wood casing! It's a collector's delight! #wine #CabernetSauvignon #winelover #BONDwine

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Tomorrow is IWM NYC's Big Winter Reds tasting event! Join us for Valdicava Brunello, Giacosa Barolo, Paolo Bea Sagrantino, Antinori Super Tuscan--and so much more! https://t.co/9JPi0uxI38 #wine #winelover #BigRed #winetasting

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Happy Friday! Today's eLetter offers a quartet of 2016 Bond wines, all available only in three-packs packed in original wooden casing: Bond's sneakily powerful Melbury, its kaleidoscopic Pluribus, seductive Quella, and detailed, ethereal St. Eden. Wow. #wine #CabSauv #winelover

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IWM's March #winetastings are pure fire. Killer B's! Barolo vs. Burgundy! Old vs. New! And our ever-popular Mini Grand! Join us for a Saturday well spent, with delicious wine, terrific conversation, and the kind of insider insight that makes #wine connoisseurs out of fans!

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Giacomo Conterno's showstopping 2017 Barbera Vigna Francia is a Barbera so stunning that it needs to be tried to be believed. It debuts in today's eLetter! #wine #GiacomoConterno #Barbera #winelover

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Coming from the same vineyards as the world's most famous Barolo, Monfortino, Giacomo Conterno's Barbera Vigna Francia is destined to be special, but in a hot, dry growing year like 2017, the wine is nothing short of extraordinary. In today's eLetter! #wine #Barbera #winelover

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Ornellaia's 2009 Vendemmia dell'Artista bottling, called "L'Equilibrio," features art by Chinese artist Zhang Huan; and the 2010 bottling, called "La Celebrazione" in honor of the estate's 25th anniversary, features art by Michelangelo Pistoletto. In today's eLetter! #Wine

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Happy #WineWednesday! Today's eLetter offers Ornellaia's 2009 and 2010 Vendemmia dell'Artista bottlings in double magnum; they're jewels in the cellars of true Italian wine lovers, and they're devastatingly good. #wine #SuperTuscan #BigRed

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Seductive and herb-strewn, La Roncaia's food-friendly 2016 Cabernet Franc complements a wide variety of dishes, from spicy vegetable stews, to roasted meats, to hard cheeses. It's under $40 in today's eLetter! #wine #CabFranc #winelover #BigRed

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A cuvée of Cabernet Franc grapes deriving from marly soils grown in the hills of Nimis, La Roncaia's food-friendly Cabernet Franc reflects the international nature of northeastern Italy, as well as the Fantinel family's restaurateur history. In today's eLetter! #wine #CabFranc