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Wednesday, May 26, 2004 Oh Italia! Tom, what can we say, you rock. Thanks very much for bringing five exquisite Italian wines on a beautiful Alaskan evening -- it's now ten o'clock and the sun is still thirty degrees above the horizon. Sweet. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REDIGAFFI 2001 An extrodinary wine. It first smells like rubber, turning to intense minerals, blackberries, cherries. Full bodied with ultrafine silky tannins, and long, long finish. Made in the beautiful hills of of Naples. Oglianico and Piedrosso [grapes]. 95 pts Wine Spectator PERLATO del BOSCO 2001 100% Sangiovese, a bold (?)  ruby color. Toasty, tarry, wild cherry with kirsch nose. Ample, mineral rich palete, rich tangy with lovely caresing tannins on the close. 92 pts Wine Advocate TERRA DI LAVORRO 2001 Exceptionally deep ruby with a an exotic nose of chocolate covered cherries and plum Jam with additional notes of coconut and roasted coffee. Tell-tale super richness of perfectly ripe merlot, lush enveloping plush and concentrated. 96 pts Wine Advocate Montevetrano 2001 Expansive nose with currants, Christmas cake spices & vanilla. Full bodied with intergrated tannins. Long, long spicy fruit finish. 92 pts Wine Spectator GIUSTO di NOTRI 2001 A stunning wine. Blackish ruby/purple with a fabulous nose of textbook cabernet aromas, black currants and blackberries, graphite, river gravel and sweet herbs. Potent dense and packed, displaying perfect poise grace and power. 97 pts Wine Advocate 10:11:59 PM    Comments disabled © Copyright 2009 Rufus. Nonsense, distribute widely and freely! Last update: 6/30/2009; 11:26:14 PM.			Readers Amused       Home About Me Airedale Philosophy How this all got started       FAQ What's an Upright? Upright: noun : a by and large bipedal companion, also referred to as a human being. What's a Cheechako? Cheechako: noun : a person new to Alaska who has come with the intention to live here. Who's Master? Master: pronoun : just the finest upright on the face of the earth, that's who! To read him is to love him. What's Dogdom? Dogdom: noun : Life's venue from a dog's point of view. What's a Sourdough? Sourdough: noun : A long time Alaskan who has an automatic suspicion of cheechakos. What does Outside mean? Outside: noun : A provincial reference to somplace other than Alaska; usually the lower 48. What's Breakup? Breakup: noun : A uniquely Alaskan season between winter and spring when the snow and ice begins to melt for good. Where is SquareBanks? SquareBanks: slang : A self-evident euphemism for a place widely known as Fairbanks, AK. Where can I read the Houston Trip? Houston Trip: vignette : Here What digital camera do you use? Camera: hardware : Canon Powershot A80 (4.0 MP) Who's Mom? Mom: Hottie : Have A Look What's a Squeakamunka? Squeakamunka: noun : your ordinary gray squirrel which can be seen everywhere in our Cleveland neighborhood! « Alaska Blogs »  Stories Fiction Boy Wonder Bat Girl Objects in Mirror Are Larger Than They Appear Used To Be Fish Skin Deep Essay Life Is Good Desert Nostalgia A Voice of Reason Fictional Four Realms of Darkness Poetry Lucky Chain  The Cycling Pages 1999 Canadian Tour 2000 Tour of Alaska "Yooper" : 2001 Tour of WI/Michigan UP 2001 Spine of Italy Tour 2002 Tour of New England 2004 Tour of New Zealand (coming soon!) 2005 Tour Of Nova Scotia Conways Game of Life (needs java plugin) Sometimes Interesting Billy Greg (Hiatus) Virginia Postrel Wendy McElroy Samizdata Atlantic Monthly Reason No Treason Slashdot Derke Lowe Heather Champ (Photo blog) T.C. Boyle Liquid Generation Improved Clinch Exquisite Corpse, A. Codrescu Fred On Everything Assymetrical Information The Daily Ablution (Hibernation) Lileks Frank Kelly (Hiatus) Up In Alaska