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Erbaluce of my Adoration.

Joanie Karapetian
December 18, 2012
Northern Italy (Italia Nord), Piemonte, Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia), Restaurants (Ristoranti)
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I found this bottle on Cotogna's wine list, in San Francisco.  Bravo! There are wines that we defines, and wines that define us. For me the Erbaluce from the Favaro winery in Caluso is the latter.  I met Camil...
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I Dream of Gavi.

Joanie Karapetian
December 10, 2012
Northern Italy (Italia Nord), Piemonte, Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)
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My daydreams lately have been filled with images of sunny vineyards, rolling green hills and large shady fig trees.  I am being seduced by my memories of a recent visit to Villa Sparina in Gavi.  I had the oppo...
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The Art is in the Cocktails @LACMA

Joanie Karapetian
October 30, 2012
Northern Italy (Italia Nord), Piemonte, Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia), Restaurants (Ristoranti)
Los Angeles is home to a lot of beautiful museums.  The city is bulging at the seams with priceless works of art.  In fact, I will never forget working with one of my first mentors in the wine business, Giampao...
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Asti is a Technicolor Dream.

Joanie Karapetian
October 25, 2012
Northern Italy (Italia Nord), Piemonte
1
On my recent trip to Piemonte one sunny afternoon found us on a post-prandial jaunt around the hillsides of Asti. The bus bounced along, climbing over the gentle rolling hills bathed in sunlight and covered by...
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Sommeliers of the World, Unite.

Joanie Karapetian
October 24, 2012
Northern Italy (Italia Nord), Piemonte, Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)
There is a special kinship in the wine industry among sommeliers.  I loved watching Ted Glennon, Master Sommelier Kevin Vogt,  and AIS Sommelier Riccardo Sgarra connect at Piemonte's famous restaurant, Locand...

Decisions, decisions…

Joanie Karapetian
October 22, 2012
Northern Italy (Italia Nord), Piemonte, Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)
1
This is where my mind goes as the year comes to a close and the craziness of the wine business descends upon us.  Happy Place.  Who doesn't love Giorgio Rivetti? Tracie P over at My Life Italian recently referr...
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Vino Italiano- the World’s Greatest Cultural Equalizer

Joanie Karapetian
October 18, 2012
Northern Italy (Italia Nord), Piemonte, Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)
1
When I had the chance to travel through Piemonte this year on a tour with the Piemonte Land of Perfection group, I didn't realize that in addition to my American colleagues, I would also be travelling with a g...
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1961 Borgogno Barolo. Unrefurbished.

Joanie Karapetian
October 16, 2012
Northern Italy (Italia Nord), Piemonte, Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia), Restaurants (Ristoranti)
5
Old wine is fascinating.  Bottles with some age are like singular little time capsules, message in a bottle from a specific place and time.  So what happens to these sleeping beauties when you have to replace o...
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Lunch @ La Libera

Joanie Karapetian
October 8, 2012
Northern Italy (Italia Nord), Piemonte, Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia), Restaurants (Ristoranti)
2
During my tour of Piemonte with the Piemonte, Land of Perfection group, we stopped at Osteria la Libera for lunch one day. "Lunch: La Libera." An unassuming line item on the itinerary.  There was no way of kno...
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This is No Afterthought.

Joanie Karapetian
October 5, 2012
Northern Italy (Italia Nord), Piemonte, Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia), Restaurants (Ristoranti)
7
Every time I visit the bar-tending professionals at Carnevino in Las Vegas, I come away with a revived appreciation for the bar-tending craft.  And trust me when I hyphenate this word.  They are tending a bar. ...
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