Vermentino is one of Italy's great grape varieties. It is the perfect white wine to sip on a beach, have as an aperitivo or pair with wonderful seafood. To me it spells summer, sailing and relaxation. Vermentino can be found in a number of different regions in Italy including all over Liguria, pictured above. It... Continue Reading →
French Crémant – Perfect Sparklers for the Holiday Season – #Winophiles Chat
Today's post is about Crémant D'Alsace and is part of this month's French Winophiles blogging group . Many of us received samples, including me, from Teuwen Communications. When the box came in the mail, I was thrilled to see three bottles of beautiful wine and decided I would write three separate posts and dive into these... 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 →
Discovering Maury AOC for December’s French #Winophiles Chat
I love sweet wines so when I saw that the French Winophiles group was writing about French dessert wines, I thought I would join for the first time. I'm part of a blogging circle about Italian wines but thus far haven't join the Francophiles. In truth, I am a Francophile of longstanding. I majored in... Continue Reading →
Vermentino, the perfect coastal white wine from three Italian regions: Liguria, Tuscany and Sardinia
Vermentino is one of Italy's great grape varieties. It is the perfect white wine to sip on a beach, have as an aperitivo or pair with wonderful seafood. To me it spells summer, sailing and relaxation. Vermentino can be found in a number of different regions in Italy including all over Liguria, pictured above. It... Continue Reading →