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The best food pairings for Chianti Classico and other Tuscan sangiovese (updated)

The best food pairings for Chianti Classico and other Tuscan sangiovese (updated)

Posted on September 29 2021 at 07:26

There’s a lot of talk about how the wines of a region tend to match its food but that seems truer of Tuscany than almost anywhere else.

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The 10 best wines for spring and early summer drinking

The 10 best wines for spring and early summer drinking

Posted on March 28 2007 at 10:11

The last two days have been quite, quite beautiful, starting mistily, basking midday in an unseasonally warm sun and finishing with an extended dusk that announces that spring is finally here. I immediately want to eat lighter meals: the new season’s vegetables are not quite in yet but I can at least plan for summer and that means a spring clean of the cellar, pushing the full bodied reds to the back and assessing what whites, lighter reds and rosés I still have lurking in the racks.

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