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Oddero: Perfectly Barolo
Oddero got a perfect score a couple weeks ago.... yay, blech, cool, ffs... The world will probably never abandon wine scores, but I wish...

John Paul Kaminga
Sep 14, 20233 min read
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DVLCIVS EX ASPERIS: 2018 Oddero Barolo
Sometimes people ask if I have ideas about which wines will become far more valuable in the future. I do have those ideas, but the...

John Paul Kaminga
May 11, 20222 min read
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Silky Gem: Francesco Rinaldi Cannubi
There are more than a few famous crus in Barolo, but no single site is more famous than Cannubi. Situated in the heart of Barolo, facing...

John Paul Kaminga
Jan 21, 20222 min read
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Best in Class: Fratelli Alessandria Barolo 2017
Above we see a nice aerial shot from just behind the winery of Fratelli Alessandria. We're looking pretty much due south, and if you were...

John Paul Kaminga
Dec 16, 20213 min read
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Need to Know: Fratelli Alessandria 2016
When you walk into the cellars at Fratelli Alessandria, you can trace the growth of the facility by the changes in stonework, and you...

John Paul Kaminga
Nov 15, 20202 min read
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Worth the Hype: Oddero Barolo 2016
You've heard us say this before: vintage matters less than people and places. In Barolo, there has not been a genuinely disastrous...

John Paul Kaminga
Oct 22, 20202 min read
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Barolo Magic + Cantina del Pino
We don't often get very excited about half bottles, as they can be quite a bit more expensive, per ounce of liquid, than full bottles....

John Paul Kaminga
Sep 23, 20203 min read
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