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Living a Life in Colour

a guide to Italian food, wine and culture

A Guide to Good Value High Quality wines: What makes a true wine aficionado?

March 10, 2015 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

Chateau Lafite Rothschild, 1989 by Norman27

Nowadays many people seem to be of the opinion that loving wine means drinking the most expensive wines in existence. While particularly at the more affordable end of the market, the price tag has some correlation with the quality of wine as it will determine how much the wine maker could afford to spend on creating the… 

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Best Wine in the World? A Visit to Ornellaia

August 8, 2013 By wooweiduan 1 Comment

Ornellaia Cellar Visit Driving along the cypress tree-lined road towards Ornellaia, we passed winery after winery. With each one a gleeful sound would arise from my husband seated next to me in the car. We are in Bolgheri, a relatively new wine area in Tuscany previously known for potatoes, and a virtual Disneyland of favourite… 

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