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8 Wine Books for 2012

On December 28, 2011 By

Here’s a New Year’s Resolution for 2012 that I intend to keep: Read some wine books. Make it at least six. Pull together a specific list—and make it public (tah-dah!)—to guarantee success.

Unlike wine magazines, which focus on new releases (Wine Spectator, for instance, has some tempting book choices in the current Dec. [...]

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Remembering 9/11

On September 11, 2011 By

This week the Italian airwaves are filled with remembrances of 9/11, or undici settembre. My memories, too, have an Italian perspective.

I was here when it happened—in Gavi, doing a final scout for our Piedmont bike tour scheduled to start the next day. We wrapped up around 3 p.m. and [...]

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