Category Archives: Italian regions
Italian Wine Masters Tomorrow In NYC
Tomorrow is the Italian Wine Masters event featuring the Consorzi of Brunello di Montalcino, Chianti Classico, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and Prosecco. I’m looking forward to the event. I will be helping to pour wines for my dear friend, Susanna … Continue reading
Italian Indigenous Varieties: Caloria from Tuscany
This week’s indigenous variety is called Caloria from Tuscany. Specifically it is from the area near the city of Massa, in the province of Massa Carrara. The grape is used as a blending grape in red wines. It helps to … Continue reading
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Wednesday Wine of the Week: Tenuta Ca Vescovo Pinot Grigio
My wine of the week is a Pinot Grigio from Tenuta Ca Vescovo. This wine is from Acquileia, a town in Friuli Venezia Giulia. I visited Acquileia many years ago and it has forever remained in my mind as one … Continue reading
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Wine of the Week: Serradenari Renoir Langhe Rosso IGT
My wine of the week is a gem that I discovered purely by chance upon meeting one of the owners of the winery, Serradenari.. I was introduced to Gabriella Spallino through a mutual friend and helped her with some translation … Continue reading
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Italian Indigenous Varities: Nero d’avola or Calabrese
Ah, la Sicilia. I haven’t been back in about eight years, way too long. What I have been able to do however, is drink lots of Sicilian wine. That is because Calabrese better known as Nero d’avola, or this week’s … Continue reading
Wine of the Week: Ferrari Brut Trento DOC
This Christmas, my family and I began the afternoon with a glass of one of my favorite Italian sparkling wines, Ferrari. This wine made in the traditional method (secondary fermentation in the bottle) is made from 100% Chardonnay. Ferrari is … Continue reading
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Italian Indigenous Varieties: Cagnulari Nero from Sardinia
This week’s indigenous variety is called Cagnulari Nero. Just like last week’s Caddiu Nero, it hails from Sardinia. Most likely this one came from Spain. According to a variety of sources, the grape may be linked to Monastrell, know to … Continue reading
Indigenous Italian Varieties: Caddiu Nero from Sardinia
I am skipping over one grape variety this week because I am a bit rushed but next week will report on that all important one: Cabernet Sauvignon. For today however, I want to talk about Caddiu Nero, a little known … Continue reading
Italian Indigenous Varieties: Cabernet Franc
I know. Cabernet Franc, an indigenous Italian varietal? It sounds very odd but this opens a larger discussion, how long does a grape grow in a region, before we can call it an indigenous one? (Bob Dylan wrote a song … Continue reading
