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Wine of the Week

Wine of the Week

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Fredric Koeppel
Jul 29, 2008
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Santi's Solane Valpolicella Classico Superiore, made by the ripasso method, is one of the world's great wine bargains. The blend of grapes is traditional for this area of Italy's Veneto region: 65 percent corvina, 30 percent rondinella and 5 percent

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molinara; not a hint of cabernet or merlot! Ripasso means that the wine is re-fermented on the skins of g…

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