[Gourmand Next Door] Grande! Grande! Grande!
The number of grapes that grow naturally within Italy and those transposed from other lands is astounding. And further still, there is a dearth of techniques utilized that is equally impressive.
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[The Gourmand Next Door] Chianti, What a Fiasco!
You may recognize the bottles, fiaschi, as the straw-wrapped, squat bottles that often serve as candelabras. A wine that requires little thought, and even less deliberation.