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Wine of the Month - January

Dolcetto

Demarest Hill Winery

Grand Street - 81 Pine Island Turnpike

Warwick, New York 10990

Comment:

Francesco Ciummo makes good wine.  He has a zest for the winemaker's art that is unmistakable, and his philosophy as a winemaker is summed up as follows: "It's the people.  If they didn't smile, I don't think I would make wine anymore."

Even knowing that, this wine was a good surprise for us.  We'd picked up a bottle while visiting the tasting room with a friend.  A month later, we took it along to a restaurant and discovered it was far better than we remembered.  Maybe it was the occasion, maybe it was the restaurant and the Veal we had with it -- at any rate, we will always have a fond memory for this bottle.

Dolcetto is a grape and an Italian style wine, associated with the Piedmont in northern Italy.  The wines are usually full and soft, grapey, bittersweet; it is often thought of as a Piedmontese equivalent to the French Beaujolais.

 Last modified: August 07, 2007