As Formaggio Kitchen Cambridge’s Wine Buyer, the long-awaited arrival of spring usually means having the opportunity to travel to Verona for Italy’s most significant wine expo, VinItaly. This year was no exception.
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Wine Recommendations for Easter Sunday
Posted in Easter, Wine, tagged Chianti, Fattoria La Striscia, Ferdinando Zanusso, I Clivi, Mario Zanusso, Wine on March 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Wondering what to serve with your Easter feast? Gemma, wine buyer at our Cambridge location is reccomending a light, crisp white for appetizers and a fuller-bodied, flavorful red to pair with a traditional lamb dish. Both are from sustainable producers that we know and trust – below are descriptions of the two selected wines.
Four Sparkling Wines For the Holidays
Posted in Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year's, Wine, tagged Aubry Fils, biodynamic, bubbly, Champagne, Domaine des Vignes du Maynes, Ferdinando Zanusso, Henri Billiot, I Clivi, Mario Zanusso, organic, Philippe Aubry, Pierre Aubry, Ribolla, spumante, Wine on December 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Our South End Wine Buyer, Julie Cappellano, and Cambridge Wine Buyer, Gemma Iannoni, have put together their top picks for bubbly to help folks celebrate the holidays and ring in the New Year! Their selections subscribe to our philosophy that supports small, artisanal growers that set out to make authentic, terroir-driven wines using a combination of sustainable, organic, or biodynamic viticultural practices.
Thanksgiving Wine Picks: Red, Red, White
Posted in Thanksgiving, Wine, tagged Beaujo, Beaujolais Nouveau, Dolcetto, Domaine des Côtes de la Molière, I Clivi, Ribolla, Roagna, Thanksgiving, Wine on November 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Wondering what to serve with your Thanksgiving meal? Leave it to Formaggio Kitchen’s wine buyers to handle those details for you! South End Wine Buyer, Julie Cappellano, and Cambridge Wine Buyer, Gemma Iannoni, have chosen three delicious wines that will save you the time and effort.
WINE EXCLUSIVE: I Clivi’s Ribolla Gialla and Ribolla Spumante
Posted in Italy, Wine, tagged Brazan, Galea, I Clivi, Mario Zanusso, Ribolla Gialla, Ribolla Spumante, spumante, Tocai Friulano, Wine on November 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Never before in the Boston (or Massachusetts!) market are these two artisan wines made from Friuli’s star varietal: Ribolla Gialla. You may have picked up a bottle or two of I Clivi’s other wines in the past – Galea or Brazan – their white Burgundy-like cru bottlings of Tocai Friulano from heirloom vines in Colli Orientali and Collio.
Celebration Libations: Wine for the Holidays
Posted in Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year's, Wine, tagged Champagne, Derain, holiday, I Clivi, magnum, Tocai, Wine on December 21, 2010 | 2 Comments »
As we enter this season of sharing food with family and friends, we compile a list of our favorite wines to serve at parties and gatherings. Our top picks this year embody the qualities we showcase in our stores. Made in family-run wineries on small farms, using sustainably-grown grapes and natural fermentation, these wines are clear expressions of the terroir of the farms and the care of the producers.
Un Grande Vino: I Clivi Magnums
Posted in Italy, Producer Profile, Wine, tagged harvest, I Clivi, Tocai, Tokay, Wine, winemaker, winemakers on November 2, 2010 | 1 Comment »
When he told me that the pallet that I had seen picked up the day before had magnums of this wine on it and was destined for Massachusetts, I was already placing the order for those bottles in my mind, hoping to transfer a little bit of my experience to my customers this holiday season.
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