Tonight, I get to see Bruce Springsteen do his thing in his “Hometown”. I am so excited that I can’t think about anything else. Tomorrow I hope to be more coherent and interesting. Today though, I’m just a Jersey Girl excited to hear all her favorite songs. Can you believe he’s 60??? I guess it’s [...]
Entries from September 2009
September 28, 2009
Tasting Spanish Wines At SWE Conference – An Exquisite Experience
Although some two months have passed since I did the Spanish Wine Tasting at the Society of Wine Educators Conference in Sacramento, California in late July, I can still remember everything about those exquisite wines. I can truly say that together with a vertical tasting of Hungarian Tokaj at MIWINE 2004, it was one of [...]
September 25, 2009
Women in Wine Fridays: Producers from Oltrepo Pavese Form Pino Nero Club – Presentation Sept 29 in Milan
The original idea for this blog was to write about Italian women in wine. I have gone far afield but in my heart of hearts that is the focus of this blog. Every Friday, I will showcase a different Italian woman in the wine business. Today, there are three ladies who are part of a [...]
September 23, 2009
Italian Red Sparkling Wines At Altacucina 630-800pm Today
Later this evening, I will be assisting Altacucina Society in hosting a tasting of Italian Red Sparkling Wines. I know, it sounds funny, but there are many red sparklers in Il Bel Paese. Some use the term frizzante while others are labeled spumante. This depends are their production methods, traditions and a whole host of [...]
September 21, 2009
Apples, Calvados and Giverny
I have decided that Monday posts on this blog will be about a variety of different wines and spirits from a whole host of countries. While my main theme is Italy, I do try to be a slightly well rounded taster of fermented drinks. A quick translation would be that I am hard pressed to [...]
September 16, 2009
Fattoria Mazzalupo From Arezzo Shows Its Organic Products To US Market
Later today I will be pouring wines for Fattoria Mazzalupo at Altacucina’s Epicurean Center on East 38th Street in Manhattan from 3 pm to 7 pm. If you are in the neighborhood, come by and try the wines and their food products which are all made without preservatives of any kind. The three wines that [...]
September 14, 2009
Getting Back To Basics & How I Fell In Love With Tango & Argentina
I have been away from my blog for a long time. For me, summer is a very discrete time. I always find it hard to continue with year long practices such as blogging. I know it’s mid-September already but I, like many others, suffer tremendously from the sindrome da rientro or post vacation blues and [...]
