Recent Offers
Our twice-weekly opt-in eLetter influences the industry and informs our customers on current offerings and trends in the world of Italian wine.
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March 9, 2010 |
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Wines for the Spring Season
It may be rushing the calendar a bit to say that spring is here--but with the warmth we've enjoyed these past several days, it certainly doesn't seem very far away. The fine weather has made me start thinking springlike thoughts, which admittedly revolve around wine and food. |
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March 4, 2010 |
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Sassicaia 2007
Début
Today we début the 2007 Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia. Mario Incisa della Rocchetta essentially redefined Toscana's viticultural landscape when he created Sassicaia. This wine is the stuff of legends. And, legends live for ages, which is why Sassicaia belongs in the cellar of all serious collectors. |
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March 2, 2010 |
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Italian Identity: A Lesson in Indigenous Varieties
There are few grapes grown in Italy whose identities are very well known. It's probably safe to say that a lot of Italian varieties are even unknown in Italy outside of the wine region where they're grown. Today's offer features six great wines from all over Italy and a lesson in six Italian varieties. |
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February 25, 2010 |
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Producers to Stand Behind
IWM remains focused on producers that can make quality wine no matter what. Today's offer highlights this by featuring labels we've carried since the opening of IWM over a decade ago. For us, the response to the recession was not about reinventing what we do, but perfecting it. |
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February 23, 2010 |
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Dynamic Duo: Wines for Italian Cheese
This week, we've put together a few of our favorite Italian wine and cheese combinations--eight pairings that compliment and occasionally contrast one another, but that always enhance a meal--before, during or afterwards. |
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February 18, 2010 |
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Wine of Longevity
The six wines we've singled out for your consideration will prove worthy investments--not only in terms of their future value but delicious drinkability too. After all, wine collecting is about making a sound investment--and that includes enhancing life's pleasures. |
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February 16, 2010 |
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Second Label Super Tuscans: 2006 and 2007
Never assume that because a wine is a ‘second label’ that it is second-rate. Indeed, some of the best wine buys are the second labels of first-rate estates--particularly in great vintages. These are the wines that we’re featuring today: second labels from top estates and two great vintages: 2006 and 2007. |
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February 12, 2010 |
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Ornellaia 2007
After tasting the Ornellaia 2007 with winemaker Leonardo Raspini yesterday, I know this release will impress any connoisseur, please any collector and provide a great drink for decades. |
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February 9, 2010 |
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Carnevale Celebration
We've put together a selection of festive as well as regionally appropriate wines from the Veneto and nearby regions like Trentino-Alto Adige. But a word of advice: You might want to order by the case--after all, Carnevale lasts for ten days! |
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February 4, 2010 |
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Amarone
These days there is more to Amarone than just these two legends, and I'm delighted to offer my clients a selection of gorgeous, opulent Amarones that traverse the spectrum of style, palate and value. |
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February 2, 2010 |
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Hofstatter: Hyphenated Greatness
One of Italy's most striking winemaking regions actually belonged to the Austrians for most of its history. It wasn't until about a hundred years ago, in 1919, that Trentino-Alto Adige, aka Sudtirol or South Tyrol, as the Austrians still call it, became part of Italy. |
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March 11, 2010 |
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Intense Italian Reds
Intense is an adjective that's often ascribed to Italians--the people as well as the wines. (I happen to know first hand that both of these can be true.) There are certain wines that definitely warrant the descriptor--and they're some of my favorites from the Boot. |
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