Valpo suggestions?

[Botafogo]

Some producers see Ripasso as a good marketing hook and say so on the label, others don't. We ASK them how the wine is made and so we sometimes have wines that we know are ripasso without being labeled as such.

Speaking of a little extra meat on the bones, my namorada just called me from Rio de Janeiro OVERJOYED to announce that, after a vigorous regimen of protein and vitamina milkshakes and walking the length of Copacaban beach in the sand every day, she has gained 7 pounds and her butt is bigger. Different cultures value different things, eh???

Roberto