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A Home Run of LaStoria Wines When I saw the boxes and boxes of 1895 La Storia wines coming in last week, I knew we were in for a treat. Exit 9 has carried the Montepulciano in this line, and it is already very popular. It has been joined...

Spooky Wines Halloween is just over a week away. It's going to be a party weekend, and there are lots of wines - and spirits - with which to celebrate. At Exit 9 there's a fun selection around the witch with the weird green eyes in the front of...

Viva Dogajolo It's Columbus Day weekend. My brother and sister-in-law are in Rome. A friend is going to Italy at the end of the month. No wonder I find myself spending more time in the wonderful Italian section of the store. I knew I couldn't choose a bad wine,...

Reading Between the Wines I often wonder what it is about wine that not only interests but excites me. As I was sipping the lush 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon from Brotherhood (rated Best Cab Sauv in NY) I came across this passage from the critic Terry Theise's book, Reading Between...

Bring on Fall! It's apple season, and that means apple pie. Walking around the store, I started thinking about all the possibilities for pairings with that most American of desserts. So many wines came to mind that I thought it would be fun to ask my colleagues for their...

9/11 - 20 Years Remembered With the emotional commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the ups and downs of COVID, and the onset of fall, I'm in the mood for a BIG red wine. Something deep. Something dark. Something soothing. Something velvety. There's nothing more appropriate...

Powerful Pinots It was a full house at the tasting of single-vineyard Pinot Noirs from Belle Glos on Thursday, August 26, and the wines did not disappoint.The winery is owned by fifth-generation winemaker Joseph Wagner and named after his grandmother, Lorna Belle Glos. It's that kind of commitment to...