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November 18, 2013 2

David Lynch @StVincentSF, photo by Levi Dalton @Levi_Opens_Wine I’m on my way to one of my favorite cities in the...

Tre Bicchieri/ Three Glasses

Joanie Karapetian

Central Italy (Centro Italia)Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)Toscana

February 7, 2013 2

Every year Italian (and non Italian) wine geeks gather in San Francisco for the annual west coast roadshow of the...

Erbaluce of my Adoration.

Joanie Karapetian

Northern Italy (Italia Nord)Piemonte Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)Restaurants (Ristoranti)

December 18, 2012 4

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...

On being seduced by the Jura…

Joanie Karapetian

France (Francia)Outside of Italy (Fuori Italia)Restaurants (Ristoranti)

July 27, 2012 13

Jura is a phantom for me. Quiet, mysterious, and elusive. This is one of France’s smallest and lesser-known wine regions,...

Italian Wine Madness @A16, San Francisco

Joanie Karapetian

Central Italy (Centro Italia)Northern Italy (Italia Nord)Piemonte Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)Restaurants (Ristoranti)Toscana Veneto

May 25, 2012 2

My company, Banville & Jones, sponsored an Italian Wine Tasting a few weeks ago at A16 in San Francisco. Our winemakers came from Italy...

Matteo Correggia, Anthos: Testimony to Greatness.

Joanie Karapetian

Northern Italy (Italia Nord)Piemonte Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)

May 17, 2012 3

Anthos, a serious, elegant, dry red wine, is made with 100% Brachetto. Seriously. A grape usually reserved for fruity, sweet,...

The Distinguished Gentleman… Keeping it Classy, San Francisco

Joanie Karapetian

Emilia Romagna Northern Italy (Italia Nord)Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)Restaurants (Ristoranti)

May 15, 2012 0

One of my favorite bars in San Francisco has to be the Hotel Lobby Bar at the St. Regis. There’s...

You can take the Girl out of Alto Adige…

Joanie Karapetian

California Northern Italy (Italia Nord)Outside of Italy (Fuori Italia)Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)Restaurants (Ristoranti)Trentino- Alto Adige

April 18, 2012 0

What does an ambassador for one of Alto Adige’s greatest wineries drink when she’s not drinking Alto Adige wines? That...

Nova Domus: Alto Adige in the City.

Joanie Karapetian

Northern Italy (Italia Nord)Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)Trentino- Alto Adige

April 17, 2012 5

Terlano Nova Domus, a wine to win over the hearts and minds of everyone in San Francisco. This wine is...

See you at the Golden Glass, San Francisco!

Joanie Karapetian

Islands (Isole)Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)Sardegna

February 4, 2012 0

I’ll be pouring the beautiful wines of Pala, a traditional Sardinian winery, at the Golden Glass Tasting. If you’re in the...

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