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MAGIC NUMBER 33

You cannot be serious…
33 PIGNOLO? Yes, dear people.
Infact we are quite serious….serious in a thick-skinned, small spherical black-berried, kinda way. Like who knew there were even 33 ? Okay…3, 6, 9, 12, maybe 15….but never 33 ! Surely not !

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Vinibuoni d’Italia 2017

A couple of weeks back we had the good fortune to attend the ‘AFTERS’ party to celebrate the Vinibuoni d’Italia guides top awards for 2017, which took place at the Villa Toppo Florio in Buttrio. A Night of CORONA’s ! No folks, we’re not talkin’ Mexican beer :)

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A LITTLE rattled near HUM

It was a round about trip over the hill from Ruttars to San Floriano and down to Lenzuolo Bianco. This part of the world has been home to the Gravner family for centuries. We should add that our ageing navigator hasn’t been updated in a decade because we’ve learned that often the accidental road ‘less-travelled’ brings with it an unexpected lifetime of surprises.

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MALVASIA ISTRIANA – Where have you been?

Amazingly good fortune it was to step into an unexpected & quite mind-bending, mini-vertical of Tenuta di Blasig’s Malvasia Istriana. All thanks to Friuli’s legendary enological historian and all-round native grape hero, Claudio Fabbro ;)

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