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For Italian wine lovers, Slow Food has posted their list of the 3-glass wines in the 2003 Vini d'Italia.
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The 3-glass winners
For Italian wine lovers, Slow Food has posted their list of the 3-glass wines in the 2003 Vini d'Italia.
Vini d'Italia, which is produced by Slow Food in cooperation with the Italian magazine Gambero Rosso, is the most respected opinion on Italian wine. Their 3-glass designation is highly coveted among Italian vintners. Not surprisingly, there are a host of 1997 Brunello di Montalcinos, a vintage that Wine Spectator can't say enough good things about.
The guide gets published in October in Italian, in March in English (if you're lucky; it is often delayed).
Here's the link to the list.
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