Philatelically Correct Wine
November 24th, 2009 admin
Need an idea for an affordable wine to go with holiday dinners? Then stock up on some philatelically correct Contrada! Produced by the Michael Pozzan Winery, which is located in the Russian River Valley in Northern California, Contrada has a 400L Italian stamp (SC# 1424) on its label. I recently purchased a couple bottles for around $15.00 each at my local BevMo and served them up at my stamp club’s annual Holiday Philatelic Pizza Party last night. Both the Chardonnay and Cabernet are exceptional values and …
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