This month, our #WinePW blogging group is exploring “Under the Radar US Wine Regions” in time both for Thanksgiving and to celebrate American democracy. Thinking about which region I wanted to write about, I immediately thought of New Mexico for a couple of reasons. First off, the state is home to a very large population... Continue Reading →
Exploring Lesser Known Italian Wine Regions with #ItalianFWT
It is hard to believe it is December and almost the holiday season. In Italy, the holidays beginning this weekend with the Immaculate or the Immaculate Conception on Sunday, December 8. It seems a perfect time to explore some of the areas of Italy that we haven't discussed this year and that's why, this month's... Continue Reading →
Gaglioppo & Calabria – Hidden Gems in Italy- #ItalianFWT for November
This theme for this month's #ItalianFWT chat is Gaglioppo & Calabria – Hidden Gems in Italy. On Saturday, November 3rd you can join the group on Twitter at 11amEDT / 17.00 CEST to learn more about food, wine, and travel in relation to Calabria and its Gaglioppo wines. Just type in the hashtag #ItalianFWT in... Continue Reading →
Preview: Benvenuto Vermentino Twitter Chat Coming Up on May 5th at 11:00 EST
As the weather warms up and we go from winter to summer on the East Coast, Vermentino seems ever more a perfect topic to discuss this weekend for the monthly #ItalianFWT twitter chat. I'm really looking forward to our discussion about this exciting grape that grows throughout the Italian regions - Liguria, Tuscany and Sardinia... Continue Reading →
“Aglianico from Irpinia” – March #Italian FWT
Here goes, this is the second time writing this post which I finished this am at 6:00 promptly posted and somehow got overwritten. In any event, what I said originally was that when Jeff of Food Wine Click proposed this topic, I was thrilled. I love Aglianico and it was a great time to... Continue Reading →
February #WinePW Crociani’s Rosso di Montepulciano and Turkey Chili For A Cold Winter’s Day
February #WinePW Features Women Owned Wineries, Women Who Make Wine Simple Turkey Chili Cheers to Women Owned Wineries and Women Who Make Wine! This February 10, the Wine Pairing Weekend crew as we showcase some of our sweethearts are writing about women who own wineries or make wine — and food that pairs well with... Continue Reading →
Exploring the Wines of Mamete Prevostini -Valtellina (#ItalianFWT)
I first visited Valtellina with someone whose family had a home there in 1998. We went to Sondrio, drove around and visited wineries. The views were incredible and the terracing spectacular. I wasn't yet working in the wine business but I was studying wine in Milan at a local wine school. This wasn't primarily a... Continue Reading →
Puglia – A Land Of Abundance (#ItalianFWT Chat January 6, 2018)
Puglia or Apulia as we would say in English is a beautiful part of Italy. This long region is among the top wine producing regions in Italy. A large part of the wines are made with indigenous varieties such as Primitivo and Negroamaro, two red grapes that many people know and have tasted in various... Continue Reading →