The Loire Valley is such an incredibly beautiful place, rich in history with an amazing array of wines to taste, write about and enjoy. I've spent some time in the Loire but it's never enough. When I lived in Dijon in college I visited some of the famed chateaux and since then, I've visited a... 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 →
Monday Musings: Climate Change and the World of Rosé
Climate change is often on my mind when I think about the future, wine and our planet. I have read two very interesting articles about different impacts of climate change. One by Jill Barth which you can find here. I know Jill through the blogosphere and have not had the pleasure of meeting her but... Continue Reading →
Nectar of the Gods: Antonelli’s Montefalco Sagrantino Passito DOCG – #ItalianFWT
Umbria, known as the greenheart of Italy, is an incredible lush and verdant part of the country. In this great region, Sagrantino grows, a complicated and profound grape variety, that makes some of the best passito I have ever tasted. As a sweet wine lover, passito is always on my radar. I can't remember when... Continue Reading →
“Italian Wines for Cold Winter Nights” Twitter Chat Today, January 5th At 11:00 EST #ItalianFWT
If you are thinking about how cold it's getting outside and want some ideas to warm up, follow the #ItalianFWT group's chat this morning on Twitter. The group is focusing on “Italian Wines for Cold Winter Nights.” Join the conversation on Twitter Saturday, January 5th at 11:00 am ET following the hashtag #ItalianFWT. For more Italian... 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 →
“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 →
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 →
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 →