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Article: Raise an exciting Easter toast with uncommonly good wines
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- March 23, 1989
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Traditional Easter dinners can get pretty boring - same food,
same faces at your table. Why not add some interest and excitement
to your meal by serving some unusual wines or some brand new releases
from well established wineries? Your food will taste different when
paired with something new, and the new wines surely will stimulate
plenty of conversation among your guests.
To start, serve a beautiful and unique sparkling aperitif,
Venetzia Bellini ($10). Named for the great Venetian Renaissance
painter, Giovanni Bellini, the Bellini cocktail became a trendy
Italian drink in Europe. Traditionally, a Bellini is a blend of
Prosecco, an often astringent white sparkling wine, tamed with ...