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Better goes over the wines that are not to be missed this Spring.

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Female: We all like a little wine to lighten the mood and get us in the holiday spirit. So this Easter if you’re a guest and you don’t want to show up empty handed. Or you’re the host and you don’t want a dry household, Mark Oldman is here to help. He’s got some tips for picking the wines with that wow factor that will make your Easter exceptionally special. And this Easter, you’re showing us some pretty reasonably priced wines, at least three of them are. Mark: Exactly. I’m all about drinking reasonably priced wines. You can find some great value. For example, Prosecco, the first wine. Delicious, bubbly, I nicknamed it Italian champagne. It’s zesty. It’s got this citrusy quality that will go beautifully with the beginning of an Easter meal. So it kind of gets everyone in the mood. It’s a turbo charger for your appetite. I nicknamed it Prozacco. It’s very uplifting. Female: It’s one of my favorites. I like that one as well. The next one you say is more to eat with vegetables, something like that? Mark: Exactly. You’re salads, your spring vegetables, peas, asparagus. This is Gruner Veltliner. Say it. Female: Gruner Veltliner. Mark: Perfect! Female: I said it! Mark: Perfect. You said it. You made it happen. Now, now that you’ve said it you can nickname it groovy or GV. Female: I like groovy. Mark: Yeah, I like groovy too. And it is a groovy wine. It’s a medium bodied, white, a little bit of pepper. A little bit of peachiness but they say this is the number 1 wine with vegetables and salads because it has really nice acidity. Female: How much for the first 2? Mark: Okay so this one’s $15. The groovy is only 12. Female: Wow! Very reasonably priced and no one will know the difference. Mark: No one, no one. Trust me, no one will. Female: Not everyone likes white wine. A lot of people like red only. Mark: Exactly. You know in fact the statistics bare that out. So when I have a dinner parties, I really keep that in mind. So when you’re talking about traditional Easter foods like ham, or you’re talking about a lamb, then you could start getting into a wine like this. This is from Masi. Female: Masi. Mark: Masi which is famous for Amarone but they also do this Campofiorin. And this is their kind of proprietary wine that is absolutely delicious, 18 bucks. It’s medium to full bodied. It’s from native grapes of Verona. And it’s just going to have a lovely black berry taste, a smoothness without a lot of bite. Female: Ooh, that sounds delicious. Mark: It’s what everyone wants. Female: And it also has a really nice smell and I know that’s the key when drinking wine is to smell it first and then drink. Mark: Especially in spring time because we’re thinking about the flowers, we’re thinking about coming out of our winter hibernations. So to have a great perfume coming out of your wine is really appreciated. Female: Now this last one is a little pricier than the other 3. Mark: That’s right. This is when you know, you’re either making amends for something or you’re trying to schmooze your family, or you’ve just got some crazy money to burn even during these times. That’s the Luce. Female: Luce. Mark: Luce. This is one of my favorite wines in the world actually. It’s about 80 bucks. It’s considered a super Tuscan because it marries a normal international grape, Merlot with the indigenous sangiovese. So you put both of them together and this is a big rich lamb loving wine. I mean Easter feasters are going to be all over it. Check this out. Female: I’m ready to try it. Thank you so much Mark. Mark: My pleasure Female: Cheers! Mark: Cheers!