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Weekly Wine Review

Wine review: Giulia Negri Barolo La Tartufaia 2011 Wine: Barolo La Tartufaia Producer: Giulia Negri Region/Appellation: Piemonte, Italy Grape varieties: Nebbiolo Vintage: 2011 Eye: Ruby red Nose: prunes, spices, minerals, floral notes Mouth: Fine tannins, fresh, Price Point: $37 Available at Vinmonopolet: Yes Available at Systembolaget: No
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Wine of the Week

Giulia Negri Barolo La Tartufaia 2011 Wine: Barolo La Tartufaia Producer: Giulia Negri Region/Appellation: Piemonte, Italy Grape varieties: Nebbiolo Vintage: 2011 Eye: Ruby red Nose: prunes, spices, minerals, floral notes Mouth: Fine tannins, fresh, Price Point: $37 Available at Vinmonopolet: Yes Available at Systembolaget: No
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Mangialonga 2017

Have you booked your tickets yet? For those of you who don’t know what it is, you can read about it here! This year Mangialonga will be August 27th. Maybe I’ll see you there!
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Cookies & Cream Cheesecake

You need: 900g cream cheese, 36 oreo cookies, 5 tbsp butter, 2.3 dl milk, 70ml sugar, 1 plate gelatin. Separate the cookies, and put the cookie in a zip loc bag and the cream in a pot. Smash the cookies in the zip loc bag until completely crushed. (Set a little bit aside for the…
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Pylsa & Barolo 2017

Every year for his birthday, my dad throws a BBQ by the name of “Pylsa & Barolo”. This way he can celebrate his birthday with his friends without making it an official birthday. This year was special because he turned 50! He decided to fly down his closest friends and family to celebrate in Barolo!…
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Wine of the Week

Vietti Moscato 2015 Wine: Moscato Producer: Vietti Region/Appellation: Piemonte, Italy Grape varieties: Moscato Vintage: 2015 Eye: pale yello color, slightly fizzy Nose: peach, roses, ginger Mouth: sweet (but not too sweet), apricots Price Point: $11 Available at Vinmonopolet: Yes
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Orecchiette with Sausage & Rapini

Ingredients: 1 broccoli head 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus 4 tbsp 1/4 cup whole skinned almonds, toasted 5 cloves roasted garlic Pinch of hot red pepper flakes 1/2 cup grated Parmigiano 3/4 pound fresh pork sausage 1 pound orecchiette 2 tbsp unsalted butter Prepare an ice bath and set aside. Boil water in a …
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Wine of the Week

This past week was a little special, because my dad (Signor Tony) turned 50! The wine consumption was slightly higher than usual, as you can see in the foto below, and the wines were incredible. This picture is from the “infamous” Pylsa & Barolo, which was located in Barolo this year. And another special feature…
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#tbt

Throwback to working hard (or hardly working) at Vinitaly 2017 with “The Boss”
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