This is actually Maggie Dutton’s post, but our blog software has decided it doesn’t like her today, so I’m posting it in her steadThere’s never enough room in an article to recommend all the things you want to share with the class, even though I try to beat back my wine wonkiness to a minimum. So here’s a small bottle appendix to my article on Valpolicella this week. When you’re ready to be comfortable in your winehood and don’t need a bigass 18%-alcohol shiraz to feel secure, try one of the following:Masi’s Serego Alighieri Possessioni Rosso is a Valpolicella hybrid, using traditional grapes of the area with the addition of 15% sangiovese — a fantastic example of how tradition can stand a little bending. The wine picks up a little more of that chianti tang, making it an awesome lipsmacker for grilled anything.I would be remiss if I didn’t mention Allegrini’s Palazzo della Torre, a wine in the vein of ripasso. It was always my “step into my web” bottle for Italian wine virgins. This wine is so luscious, but not too heavy handed or high in alcohol, like some ho-bag syrahs out there (Oh, are you getting that little bias I’ve got going?). I’ve sold so many bottles of it over the years; I should have my own vine on the property.I also love the Cesari MARA Ripasso. This is one of those bottles they call a “baby Amarone.” Too bad babies cost a lot more to drink these days. Still cheaper than Amarone, this bottle always has that hallmark figgy, port smell of its daddy.If your local wine merchant doesn’t carry any of these, they can easily special order a bottle for you. Don’t let them tell you they can’t.