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The call of the Dolomites! The Italian Food, Wine and Travel blogger group – Italian FWT – will be looking at the delights to be… Read More »Northeast Italy #ItalianFWT
The call of the Dolomites! The Italian Food, Wine and Travel blogger group – Italian FWT – will be looking at the delights to be… Read More »Northeast Italy #ItalianFWT
Sometimes Prosecco gets a bad rap. In fact, it is a victim of its own success, to a great extent. It is a sign of… Read More »Prosecco Superiore DOCG: Quality Matters
I’m not much of a traditionalist when it comes to wine and food pairings. I love to cook, I love to cook simply and I… Read More »Pecorino – Welcome to the Fold
Talk about high expectations. After the very difficult 2014 vintage in Europe, 2015 has been universally acclaimed on the continent as being one of the… Read More »Anteprima Amarone 2015
Sweet wines – that is, wines that are generally intended as dessert wines – get far too little attention and respect. This is tragic, because… Read More »Make Zibibbo Your Holiday Dessert Wine
Oh, Primitivo, I’m sorry! I should never have doubted you and your potential. Continuing on the theme of “breaking stereotypes”, allow me to share what… Read More »Rethinking Primitivo
It is a long-standing stereotype that “the south” cannot make sparkling wines of any real interest because the climate is too hot and sunny, meaning… Read More »Apulia Sparkles
Montecucco Historical Tasting In 1998, a small appellation for Sangiovese-based wines was carved from the Maremma. Forged on the slopes of Mount Amiata, the extinct volcano… Read More »Montecucco Sangiovese Comes of Age
Walt Disney famously remarked “whatever you do, do it well.” It is good advice, but before you can do what you do, sometimes it is… Read More »Chiaretto: Bardolino Bets on Rosato
Recently I wrote a couple of articles about Ciliegiolo and the Maremma. This was made possible because I had been invited to Grosseto to take… Read More »Stop and Smell the Vinegar