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Wine with Leslie: Joy to be found in Northern Italian tipples

"It is easy to forget that Italy is a young country and that its borders are fairly new. I was thinking about this when tasting some wines from Italy’s northern borders recently."

Wine with Leslie: Joy to be found in Northern Italian tipples — Pic: iStock

Fri, 23 Aug, 2024 - 02:00

Leslie Williams

Borders are always causing problems, something we know well in Ireland.

It is easy to forget that Italy is a young country and that its borders are fairly new. I was thinking about this when tasting some wines from Italy’s northern borders recently.

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