As a huge fan of Ferrari, I am not the slightest bit surprised that it was chosen as the official sparkling wine of the Emmy's. Lucky for me I am ready with a chilled bottle already waiting in my fridge. Ferrari makes amazing sparkling wine from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in Trentino. Ferrari was founded... Continue Reading →
Wine of the Week: Ferrari from Trento
I wrote a post the other day about Italian sparkling wine and neglected to mention wines from the Trento Doc classification. A huge oversight on my part. especially because I drink Ferrari at every holiday, including this Christmas. No harm done though because it's my wine of the week this wine Wednesday. Here is a... Continue Reading →
Wine of the Week: Cesarini Sforza Tridentum Trento DOC 2007
As the holiday season shifts into high gear, I am thinking of bubbles from all over the world to bring to a party, to serve at home, to have out at a dinner. The truth is, I love bubbles all year long and throughout an entire meal. If I had to give up all wines... Continue Reading →
Wine of the Week: Rotari Brut, Talento Trento Doc
I participated in a Snooth virtual tasting the other evening and was very pleasantly surprised by one of the wines that I tried, the Rotari Brut. I had of course seen Rotari in my years in Italy and in the US as well. This very nicely priced wine is a cuvée of Chardonnay grapes grown... Continue Reading →
Vinitaly US Tour – Market Continues To Expand
I heard the news today oh boy...about a lucky wine that made the grade...or better that Italian Spumante and Prosecco imports had risen 9% while French Champagne fell by 27% in terms of imports into the United States. The news came from ANSA, the Italian news wire. The data is from a report by the... Continue Reading →