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From: thomux@abnjh.UUCP (E. Thom)
Newsgroups: net.wines
Subject: Re: Italian Wines
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Date: Mon, 16-Jan-84 15:27:42 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 16 15:27:42 1984
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There very definitely are many excellent Italian wines currently available
in the US, and generally at a price/quality ratio far superior to either
French or California offerings.  Although Bolla Valpolicella is certainly
a pleasant wine, a good portion of the price goes for keeping Franco Bolla's
face(if there in fact is such a person) in magazines and on TV screens (Blue
Nun is the same thing).  

There are many dry red wines of superior quality to Bolla Valpolicella at
considerably lower prices (depending upon sale prices).  Two that I would    
particularly recommend, if you can find them, are:

	Casal Thaulero Montepulciano d'Abruzzo (I'm paying $23 for a case
	of 6 1.75 liter bottles)

	Salice Salentino ($3.99 per bottle)

Both of these I consider to have more life and complexity than a typical
valpolicella.

	Eric Thom
	ATT-IS
	Morristown, NJ