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Origins Organic Imports, a wine import company dedicated to bringing to market organically grown wines, is proud to introduce Corvezzo, a leading name in organically grown, vegan wines from northeast Italy’s Veneto region. Family-owned and-run Corvezzo has the largest acreage in Italy of organic Glera and Pinot Grigio. All Corvezzo wines are 100% e...

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Wine lovers, rejoice: Vino Days are here! On March 26-28, 2021 celebrate all things Italian wine with 20% off any six or more bottles of wine from our wine shop, and wine specials in our restaurants. Ready to say salute? Our wine shop features more than 1,200 Italian wine labels, specially curated by our expert wine team.  For one weekend only, enj...

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On today’s episode of “End of Day Drinks,” we’re talking with the iconic director Francis Ford Coppola. He’s known for his amazing movies, but he’s also just as well known for his amazing wine. While many know him for Francis Ford Coppola Winery, Francis owns many other wineries. We’re going to talk about all of them. We’re going to find out how Fr...

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When I sold wine full time, I made it a point to never judge customers based on what they were buying. The only time a customer’s choice frustrated me was when they came in looking for so-called “cooking wine.” The store I worked at carried them, of course, these big, fat bottles on the lowest shelf, with nondescript labels that said “Sherry” or “P...

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Sicily is one of the most visually attractive regions of Italy but lately is becoming equally known for its moderately priced table wines made from indigenous grapes grown in its rich volcanic soils. Our first encounter with Sicilian wines began in the 1970s with the ubiquitous and inexpensive Corvo wine often seen on red-checkered tablecloths in I...

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I still remember the first glass of Italian wine I drank while in Italy. Only a few days after my arrival in Bologna, I took my first sip in a friend’s small apartment, just a few steps away from Piazza Maggiore, the city’s central square, home to the iconic fountain of Neptune, the Basilica di San Petronio, and plenty of walkers, visitors, and tho...

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Great wine within arm’s reach was always a staple in executive chef Joey Maggiore’s family home. Now, the founder of Scottsdale-based family-owned restaurant group, The Maggiore Group, is releasing his own line of wines, appropriately called Chef Joey. Maggiore kicked off the wine line by releasing the first of 12 wines, Chef Joey’s Cabernet Sauvig...

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Ferrari Trento is the Official Sparkling Wine of Formula 1®. Announced globally ahead of the start to the 2021 FIA Formula 1 World Championship, the prestigious three year partnership will see Ferrari Trento's award winning sparkling wine become the official toast of Formula 1® celebrations throughout 2021, and beyond. Formula 1® has appointed Ferr...

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Women are influencing the wine landscape all over. Today, they represent more than half of the wine purchases in the US. There has been a transformation in the worldwide wine industry that now sees women occupying prominent roles in every area, from sommelier to importers; from writers to winemakers. Meininger’s Wine Business, an international publ...

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It’s fitting – maybe even predestined – that Michael Amigoni would become a vintner. After all his paternal grandfather, Guiseppe “Joseph” Amigoni, produced wine near Milan, Italy, before emigrating to town in the 1920s. Now, the younger Amigoni is carrying on the tradition at his Amigoni Urban Winery in Kansas City, Mo. “I grew up with wine around...

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