Comments for Wannabe Wino Wine Blog http://wannabewino.com A Wino's Journey Fri, 24 May 2013 18:27:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on What’s better than wine for breakfast? by Michael http://wannabewino.com/2013/04/24/whats-better-than-wine-for-breakfast/#comment-8169 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:27:45 +0000 http://wannabewino.com/?p=5685#comment-8169 I’m an American living in Brasil. I’ve been trying various Brazilian wines while living here and I would agree that currently the sparkling wines are the best choice along with some rosés. The reds are improving. I actually haven’t seen many whites on sale here. In general Brazilians don’t seem to drink much white wine which is a bit odd given the hot summers.

I will say what disappoints me most is that the government keeps increasing taxes on imported wines. This is supposedly to grant the local producers an advantage, but all it really does is reduce the number of people who will try good wine and become wine drinkers. What the government should be doing is offering tax breaks to the local producers while lowering the import duties for good wines. That way, as people try and come to enjoy wine, the local producers will have continued to improve their product and it would lead to much larger sales.

In the meantime, if you can find it, try the Bellavista Estate Bueno Assemblage or the RAR Reserva de Famiília CS/Merlot. I believe both are produced by Miolo.

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]]> Comment on What’s better than wine for breakfast? by Ricardo Heurich http://wannabewino.com/2013/04/24/whats-better-than-wine-for-breakfast/#comment-8129 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:01:07 +0000 http://wannabewino.com/?p=5685#comment-8129 Sparkling wine is by far our best product. The reds are coming up but from a different region of our state where the weather is dry and cool. Very good review!

]]> Comment on What’s better than wine for breakfast? by Snooth PVA: Wines of Brasil | Ποδήλατο καφέ - podilato caffè- (bicicletta caffè, bicycle cafe, bisiklet kahve, bicicleta café, café vélo, café bicicleta, قهوه دوچرخه , fahrrad-kaffee, 自行車咖啡, бицикл кафа, вРhttp://wannabewino.com/2013/04/24/whats-better-than-wine-for-breakfast/#comment-8125 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:26:56 +0000 http://wannabewino.com/?p=5685#comment-8125 [...] “Wine Countries: Brazil – Wines of Brazil Tasting At Snooth PVA”, Wannabe Wino “What’s better than wine for breakfast?” Note: This trip was provided by [...]

]]> Comment on What’s better than wine for breakfast? by #SnoothPVA: Wines of Brazil | Wine Julia http://wannabewino.com/2013/04/24/whats-better-than-wine-for-breakfast/#comment-8124 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:00:37 +0000 http://wannabewino.com/?p=5685#comment-8124 [...] What’s Better Than Wine for Breakfast (Wannabe Wino) [...]

]]> Comment on Heading to Baltimore! by armchairsommelier http://wannabewino.com/2013/04/12/heading-to-baltimore/#comment-8110 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:09:11 +0000 http://wannabewino.com/?p=6095#comment-8110 I’m a NOVA native, too (well I’ve lived here on and off for over 30 years, so I count that as native). I’ve never tried Maryland wine, either. At least not to my knowledge. Anxious to hear your impressions . . . have fun at the conference! Salud!!

]]> Comment on Scarpa via NYC by #SnoothPVA: Wines of Scarpa | Wine Julia http://wannabewino.com/2013/04/05/scarpa-via-nyc/#comment-8109 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 04:41:56 +0000 http://wannabewino.com/?p=6083#comment-8109 [...] Scarpa via NYC (Wannabe Wino) [...]

]]> Comment on Sometimes Size Matters by Middy http://wannabewino.com/2013/03/01/sometimes-size-matters/#comment-8068 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:18:03 +0000 http://wannabewino.com/?p=5637#comment-8068 Michigan now has 107 wineries. Have you written a blog post on specific states yet? There’s a company called https://cherriesandgrapes.com/ that is starting to be the single promoter of Michigan wines. I might contact them and see if they are interested in assisting you with an article.

]]> Comment on Barolo for a Cold Winter Night by SAHMmelier http://wannabewino.com/2013/02/13/2007-michele-chiarlo-barolo/#comment-8057 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:02:11 +0000 http://wannabewino.com/?p=5628#comment-8057 I have had their Barbera and really enjoyed it. I’ll have to look at this one. Love Italian wines.

]]> Comment on Barolo for a Cold Winter Night by witlesswhiner http://wannabewino.com/2013/02/13/2007-michele-chiarlo-barolo/#comment-8048 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:33:57 +0000 http://wannabewino.com/?p=5628#comment-8048 Borolo is one of my favorites. They do tend to start on the pricey side and the starting price for most Borolos is north of $40 but I have found two that are pretty good and under $30. One is the Santero Borolo & the other is Terri de Bo. I was skeptical when I first bought them but was happy I did. Try ‘em when you get the chance and let me know what you think.

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