Exploring Italian Wine One Grape at a Time
All roads lead to Rome, so to speak, as Alain de Lille, the French poet, and theologian wrote in 1175, but also to the wines of Lazio. Rome is, of course, more known for its magnificent history and its past as the capital of the Roman Empire and today the capital of Italy. However, all … Read more
The first week of the new year 2019 arrives in Italy with cold all the way down to the southern regions. The starting theme for this year at #ItalianFWT – Italian Wines for Cold Winter Nights – seems to fit the season very well. Let us imagine a cosy scenery at home on a winter … Read more
This month in the #ItalianFWT I might be stretching the limits a bit of the chosen Chiaretto theme but still, a Chiaretto is always a Chiaretto, right? Well, of course, there are two different types or rather different DOCs of Chiaretto. Still, I hope I will not be threading upon anyone’s toes… I knew the … Read more
The best of worlds for me is when I go to a new place I know little about and thus have the possibility to learn lots of new things. Curiosity is my name. LOL Well, you might say that this is what wine is all about; learning, exchanging thoughts and opinions. Nothing is set in … Read more
When spring arrives you just want to celebrate with a good wine…why not with a Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOP…? My first encounter with Marika Socci and her father Pierluigi and their Verdicchio wines was about a year ago at a local digital marketing event organized by some of my friends here in Tuscany. I … Read more
On a sunny day in December last year, I had the pleasure of going on a tour to Lake Garda and more specifically to the Bardolino area. It is always amazing to visit the beautiful Lake Garda. And to be visiting on a sunny winter day with a clear blue sky was even better. An … Read more
What better way to chase away the winter and welcome the spring than going to Bolgheri and Podere La Regola for a 20-year anniversary of their Cru La Regola, right? The winter has been tough this year, it has been very cold and it feels like you drag around on a running nose, cold, and fever since … Read more
The other night I was at a dinner at my friend Nadia’s place here in Florence and she had her friend, Betta, from close to Vicenza visiting. They are both originally from the Vicenza area. At a certain point, they were asking me about my recent ‘wine travels’. When I mentioned that I had been … Read more
Sorry, for my radio silence during the last couple of weeks but it has been a crazy two months packed with interesting and fun wine travel and events. All wonderful experiences but also very tiring… Therefore, there has been a short break in my writing. I apologize for that. Today, I will talk a bit … Read more
Puglia is all around me – just to paraphrase the expression “Love is all around us” from the very Christmassy film Love Actually. Lately, it really feels like I am surrounded by the culture, traditions, food, and wine of Puglia. This is, of course, a positive thing, so I am not complaining. 🙂 Last summer, … Read more