The last couple of weeks have been filled with family and friends, lots of food and various wines. Unlike most bloggers/writers, I didn't do my sparklers for the New Year blog post. I did partake though in some lovely wines that people brought me over the course of the last two weeks and others that... Continue Reading →
Italian Wine Blogs To Know: Three Favorites
There are as many Italian wine blogs as there are American ones certainly, perhaps many more. Three that I like to read have joined forces, VINO IGP (i giovani promettenti) and are creating a column called Garantito IGP which is a designation for guaranteed quality. The three sites are in Italian, not English ahime' but... Continue Reading →
Vinitaly Tastings: Vigne Rare From Pirro Varone in Apulia
During my stay at Vinitaly, I had the occasion to try numerous wines. Like old and new friends, each time you seem them things are slightly different. This trip to the fair I found myself in the Apulia building tasting at specific stands. Last year I was tasting through a specific grape variety, Aleatico, but... Continue Reading →
An Exciting Winery from Calabria, Colacino Wines
I always like to try new wines, especially from regions that are less well represented in the United States. Calabria is one of those regions. I drank a wine from the Savuto in August of last year and wrote a post on it. I had forgotten about my post but discovered today that someone wrote... Continue Reading →