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    Go Forth and Drink (great) Old White Wine.

    FriuliLazioPiemonteRestaurants (Ristoranti)Wine Bars (Enoteche)
    January 19, 2015

    The Heart and History of Aldo Conterno.

    PiemonteRestaurants (Ristoranti)
    January 10, 2015

    Castello di Verrazzano: Chianti in California

    Central Italy (Centro Italia)Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)Restaurants (Ristoranti)Toscana
    December 3, 2014

    Peace, Love & Pizza @OGSgtPepperoni #BYO #NebbioloNight

    LombardiaNorthern Italy (Italia Nord)PiemonteRegions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)Restaurants (Ristoranti)Valle D'Aosta
    November 24, 2014

    “Champagne Wishes and Country Fried Dreams” @faithandflower

    France (Francia)Outside of Italy (Fuori Italia)Restaurants (Ristoranti)
    October 28, 2014

    Grandma Lorraine will teach you a lot about wine.

    Central Italy (Centro Italia)Emilia RomagnaRegions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)Restaurants (Ristoranti)
    October 14, 2014

    Random

    For Love of Pinot Grigio.

    Joanie Karapetian
    Northern Italy (Italia Nord)Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)Restaurants (Ristoranti)Trentino- Alto Adige
    June 27, 2012
  • Wine Bars

    Wine Bars

    Go Forth and Drink (great) Old White Wine.

    FriuliLazioPiemonteRestaurants (Ristoranti)Wine Bars (Enoteche)
    January 19, 2015

    Give me Nebbiolo… Or Give me Death! @aiselections #damminebbiolo

    Northern Italy (Italia Nord)PiemonteRegions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)Wine Bars (Enoteche)
    January 9, 2014

    Lou’s Four Wine Commandments for Thanksgiving

    Central Italy (Centro Italia)Emilia RomagnaFriuliNorthern Italy (Italia Nord)Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)Trentino- Alto AdigeWine Bars (Enoteche)Wine Shops (Negozi di Vino)
    November 25, 2013

    Warning: Terroir Threat Level Orange @aiselections @StVincentSF

    FriuliNorthern Italy (Italia Nord)Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)Restaurants (Ristoranti)Wine Bars (Enoteche)
    November 18, 2013

    Choose Wine, Poetry or Virtue. @AISelections #Brezza

    Northern Italy (Italia Nord)PiemonteRegions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)Wine Bars (Enoteche)
    October 23, 2013

    How @TedGlennon almost became the Mayor of Alba.

    Northern Italy (Italia Nord)PiemonteRegions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)Wine Bars (Enoteche)
    September 9, 2013

    Random

    The Cardagroni @BarFerd. Just trust me on this one.

    Joanie Karapetian
    Wine Bars (Enoteche)Wine Shops (Negozi di Vino)
    November 12, 2012
  • Wine Shops

    Wine Shops

    Natural Wine & the World’s Best Lasagne

    SiciliaWine Shops (Negozi di Vino)
    January 31, 2015

    Drink More Pink Bubbles.

    France (Francia)Outside of Italy (Fuori Italia)Wine Shops (Negozi di Vino)
    November 17, 2014

    Everybody wants to be Italian. @LeMetroWine @TheWineDad

    CaliforniaOutside of Italy (Fuori Italia)Wine Shops (Negozi di Vino)
    March 21, 2014

    The Story of Barbaresco and the Feather. @Luisa_Rocca @winehouseLA

    Northern Italy (Italia Nord)PiemonteRegions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)Wine Shops (Negozi di Vino)
    February 6, 2014

    Lou’s Four Wine Commandments for Thanksgiving

    Central Italy (Centro Italia)Emilia RomagnaFriuliNorthern Italy (Italia Nord)Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)Trentino- Alto AdigeWine Bars (Enoteche)Wine Shops (Negozi di Vino)
    November 25, 2013

    Come Taste the Magic @winehouseLA #EnzoBrezza

    Northern Italy (Italia Nord)PiemonteRegions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)Wine Shops (Negozi di Vino)
    November 15, 2013

    Random

    “Lucca Ravioli” How can you NOT love a place with a name like that?

    Joanie Karapetian
    Wine Shops (Negozi di Vino)
    October 29, 2011
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    Philippe Pacalet. (Better than Chanel.)

    Joanie Karapetian
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    November 29, 2016 0
    When we arrived in Beaune there was a frozen quality to the sunlight.  It was almost evening and the light...

    Uncomfortable

    Joanie Karapetian
    Uncategorized
    November 27, 2016 0
      I love to travel.  Especially in the world of wine, how else do you ever get a sense of...

    Burgundy: Just Breathe

    Joanie Karapetian
    France (Francia)
    December 21, 2015 0
    (continued from All Roads Lead to Burgundy…) The weather had gone from muted- grey daylight struggling to break through the stubborn Piemonte sky,...

    Giulio Ferrari: A Bedtime Story

    Joanie Karapetian
    Northern Italy (Italia Nord)Trentino- Alto Adige
    December 14, 2015 5
    Once Upon a Time… The story of Giulio Ferrari and his winery is a fantastic tale.  The kind of bedtime...

    The Cider Chronicles: with Luke Schmuecker

    Joanie Karapetian
    AmericaOutside of Italy (Fuori Italia)
    December 7, 2015 0
    When you distill it down (no pun intended), the things we eat are basic parts of culture- just like art...

    All Roads Lead to Burgundy

    Joanie Karapetian
    France (Francia)Outside of Italy (Fuori Italia)
    December 1, 2015 3
     Burgundy.  Borgogne.  Borgogna. No matter which language, for me it’s a heavy word.  In all my time involved with wine...

    The Art of Patience in Trentino

    Joanie Karapetian
    Trentino- Alto Adige
    November 20, 2015 0
      A cellar, especially in Trentino, is a reverent, worshipful space, full of mythology and stories.  I like the quiet...

    Nature is Always in Command

    Joanie Karapetian
    Toscana
    November 6, 2015 0
    “Nature is always in Command.” Michele Braganti, Monteraponi I get chills when I hear Michele speak about his vineyards.  He...

    Ci vuole una Birra in Barolo.

    Joanie Karapetian
    Piemonte
    October 23, 2015 0
    Ci vuole una birra. Sometimes, even in Barolo, you need a cold beer. We were road-weary and a little bedraggled...

    On Context, Art and Sagrantino.

    Joanie Karapetian
    Umbria
    October 12, 2015 2
    “Wine is bottled poetry.” I have always loved this R.L. Stevenson quote, because it so perfectly sums up the root...
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