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WWC25 – The king of Mount Etna: Nerello Mascalese, by Giovanni Di Guardo
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Thursday 28 August 2025
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With pink wine considered so respectable, and potentially lucrative, now, we suggest a few to wash away late-summer blues.
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A pure, expressive and finely textured red from the north slopes of the volcano.
2016 from €23.95, $34.99, £29.50
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