http://www.broman.org "People spend too much time tasting wine; not enough time drinking it." - Andre Tchelistcheff Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:32:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Two notes, two Italian reds. Odd, considering Italy represents just 10% of my cellar . Anyhow... on the 2005 Castello di Gabbiano Alleanza Toscana IGT. [caption id="attachment_110" align="alignright" width="247" caption="2005 Castello di Gabbiano Alleanza"][/caption] Castello di Gabbiano is probably best known to wine drinkers as the makers of inexpensive Chiantis that are ... http://www.broman.org/?p=56 Translation: "Pour me wine, excellent Marzemino". [caption id="attachment_91" align="alignright" width="100" caption="2005 De Tarczal Marzemino Trentino Husar"][/caption] Mozart's Don Giovanni, on his way to Hell,  sung the praises of this relatively obscure varietal. Marzemino grows natively throughout much of northern Italy.  From the Trentino region, by way of Garagiste, comes the highly enjoyable ... http://www.broman.org/?p=23 Welcome to Broman 2.0 http://www.broman.org/?p=5