2009 Domaine Fondreche Cuvée Persia; Côtes du Ventoux, France

*One of the best run if not the finest estate in the Côtes du Ventoux is Fondreche. Shrewd consumers should have been stocking up on these wines for a number of years as they represent terrific values. They all exhibit beautifully pure fruit infused with plenty of Provencal character. Wine Advocate #169 *The leading reference…

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AWM Video: Rosé 101

Eb returns to the AWM Video Series this week with a primer on dry Rosé wines from France and elsewhere. He takes us through how still and sparkling Rosé is made, what to expect from the various styles, and encourages our enjoyment of this oft-neglected summer refresher.      

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2011 Costantini Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo “Febe” Rosato; Italy

The name of this wine, “Cerasuolo,” is derived from Italian  for its characteristic light cherry-red color; its clean, intense, persistent bouquet which features the delicate fragrance of rose petals and other flowers and then fruits – cherry, pomegranate and wild strawberries. It is delicately vinous, fresh,  soft and pleasantly persistent. It is enhanced by fresh-tasting…

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