I’ve been sitting on this 2012 Tignanello by Marchesi Antinori for several months waiting to make the perfect Italian pairing. How did I do? The meatballs were made with sweet Italian sausage, ground beef and bathed in Rao’s Homemade Marinara. Broccoli rabe with garlic, shallot and lemon zest and grilled polenta with basil oil and […]
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Falvo’s in Flight
We discovered this Botani Old Vines Moscatel at G’Raj Mahal and paired it last night with a spicy clam sauce pasta and melon and prosciutto. This is a fascinating, fully dry Moscatel from Malaga. The nose reminded me of the pink plastic container of facial powder with a big puff inside that my grandmother had […]