Monthly Archives: January 2012

Quintarelli of Valpolicella (1927 – 2012)

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Jonathan Cristaldi

There is Amarone. There is Amarone della Valpolicella. And then there is Giuseppe Quintarelli. The Italian Wine legend passed away in the third week of January 2012 at the age of 84. Wine writer Jay McInerney writes a good and … Continue reading →

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Bloomberg’s List – a Reminder of Prohibition

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Jonathan Cristaldi

And in this the January of 2012, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the Duke of New York City, The Earl of West and East Sides, set out to on a crusade: Limit the sale of alcohol in New York City! Pardon? According … Continue reading →

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Jonny Cigar’s “Reading List Du Vin: January 2012″

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Jonathan Cristaldi

The beginning of a New Year runs parallel with new reads and new wines pour-moi. Two books are on my reading list for this, the month of January and they look as such: Katherine Cole talks Oregonian Voodoo smack at … Continue reading →

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Out With the Old [World], in with the New [World]

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Jonathan Cristaldi

On this beautiful sunny second day of the year Twenty Twelve, I pause momentarily to savor my last sip of Old World wine. That’s right: I’m never drinking another drop of Old World wine again. Ever. Said Jonny Cigar, to … Continue reading →