As I read all the articles about the big push to visit Milan for the Expo, I am reflecting on all the years I spent there and how often people overlooked not just Lombardy (Milan is the capital) but the wines from the region, the food and well, almost everything. I had the pleasure of... Continue Reading →
Women In Wine Fridays: Barbara Tamburini, Oenologist
I ran into Barbara on the plan from Zurich to Florence today. She was coming home from a seminar in Warsaw. . Barbara Tamburini, the lovely lady in the photo is an amazing winemaker and a friend of mine. I first met her at Gualdo del Re, a winery in Suvereto While organic and biodynamic... Continue Reading →
Il Giorno della Memoria
Today is called Il Giorno della Memoria in Italy. On January 27, 1945, the Soviet Army entered and liberated Auschwitz. In 2000, Italy, France and Germany established this day as a day of remembrance. As always on this day, my Italian friends, one in particular, write to me. I will never forget the day that... Continue Reading →
Wine of the Week: Taurasi DOCG 2008 From Feudi di San Gregorio
This week's wine of the week is Taurasi DOCG from 2008 made by Feudi di San Gregorio. I had the wine at home with a friend over the weekend. I was surprised at how lovely it was perhaps because I forget how much I like drinking older Aglianico. It had softened a bit but still... Continue Reading →
Italian Indigenous Varieties: Giro’ Nero from Sardinia
This week's indigenous grape hails from Sardinia, a beautiful region in Italy and one that should be on everyone's bucket list. I have never seen such beautiful water as off the coast of Northern Sardinia near the Maddalena. I went on a fabulous sailing trip there some years ago but my photos aren't digital so... Continue Reading →
Nous Sommes Tous Francais
After a week like this one, I don't have the heart to write about wine today although I do believe in carrying on with our lives as a way of fighting back. I am, as most are, shocked and sad about what happened in Paris, both at the newspaper, to the police and in the... Continue Reading →
Sartori Wine Empire Sees Organics As Part Of Company Strength
Today's post is about a special wine family from the Veneto. I drank a wonderful Ripasso from the Veneto to celebrate the New Year yesterday and realized that I had never posted this story I wrote earlier this year about Sartori. Anyone who has every met Andrea Sartori would be hard pressed to immediately guess... Continue Reading →