Mike have you ever seen a wine over there called Isole E Olena Chiperallo.

Another was Falesco Merlot Umbrio.

The first is very allocated here and was very good.

The second was also very good, widely available, and fairly resonable here.
Around $15 per bottle.

Just wondering as our selections here, especially in the area of USA I live
is limited on Italian wines. But these are some of my favorites.

"Mike Tommasi" > wrote in message
...
> On 10 Oct 2003 17:35:57 GMT, amnspam (Dale Williams)
> wrote:
>
> >Elsewhere I saw the list below posted of the 2004 Gambero Rosso Tre
Bicchieri
> >winners. Nothing shocking, though they seem to have come back towards the
> >center in Piemonte, with some traditional makers getting awards (B.
Mascarello,
> >Marcarini, etc.).
>
> Yes, things do shift around at each edition. Partly because the two
> organizations, Slow Food and Gambero Rosso, take turns for each
> region.
>
>
> Despite being very involved in Slow Food, I almost take no notice of
> this guide. Too many international style wines, all very similar, all
> easily challenged by new world wines at lower prices. I think that
> this guide is far too influenced by Gambero Rosso and specifically by
> some of its critics like Cernilli.
>
> Signs of change: the recent appearance of people like Gravner on the
> list. A bit late, mind you, because Gravner's wonderful wines are so
> far off in the other direction that they might scare some people...
> ;-))
>
>
>
> Mike