Grape Variety Archives

Garganega

You might not have heard of Garganega, but it is one of Italy’s oldest and best white grape varieties. It[…]

Summer is here! Hot weather means cool drinks, with low (or no) alcohol. Drinks that are fresh, fun and zippy.[…]

I’m not much of a traditionalist when it comes to wine and food pairings. I love to cook, I love[…]

Oh, Primitivo, I’m sorry! I should never have doubted you and your potential. Continuing on the theme of “breaking stereotypes”,[…]

It is a long-standing stereotype that “the south” cannot make sparkling wines of any real interest because the climate is[…]

Montecucco Historical Tasting In 1998, a small appellation for Sangiovese-based wines was carved from the Maremma. Forged on the slopes of[…]

A Unicorn Wine if ever there was one I really hate the term “unicorn wine”. But if there is such[…]

Ciliegiolo, Jewel of the Maremma For all my talk – and writing – about little-known or forgotten native grapes, there[…]

Utiel-Requena: Bobal Steps out of the Shadow of Bulk Wine The scene: southeast Spain, near to the Mediterranean A scant[…]

Five Tannic Native Italian Grapes Anybody who knows me and my wine-drinking habits knows that I really enjoy tannic red[…]