Exploring Italian Wine One Grape at a Time
Tonight, (May 4th) I am sitting happy and high on Trentino wines after having attended a vertical wine tasting of Vino Santo in a winery close to Trento. More about that further on… Anyway, in a beautiful agriturismo tucked into the Trentino mountain landscape I am now focusing on finishing my article about the Vermentino … Read more
#Pugliamia is one of the hashtags you find on Instagram and that I use often when posting things about Puglia. During this weekend, when we were all coccolati and treated like princesses and princes by the Varvaglione family at Borgo Egnazia, I think that they really showed us what “their Puglia” is all about. It is … Read more
When Vinitaly soon is opening its doors, there is a lot of buzz going on already. Wineries, wine writers, influencers, importers, and wine lovers, in general, are posting about where they will be, what will happen, about meetups and much more. Wine communication is at its height, not only strictly marketing but also the Human … 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
Some month ago, I received a nice gift from the Consorzio Vini Asolo Montello. It was two bottles of their Asolo Prosecco Superiore DOCG as part of a project initiated by the younger producers within the consortium. Now, I am far from an expert on Prosecco so, of course, I called on the prosecco knowledge … Read more
The period of the Anteprime Toscane is always a busy period. A lot of tastings and side events are going on all through Tuscany during a few weeks in February. I only went to the Anteprime that took place in Florence this year, still, it turned into some intense days. Also, it was the week … Read more
Last autumn, I had Stefano Graidi from Terre di Serrapetrona winery in Le Marche as a guest at the #WinesOfItaly #LiveStream. (See the video at the end of this article.) This was an opportunity for me to learn a #shitton about the Vernaccia Nera grape and the “fermo” or “still” red DOC wine made with … Read more
What could be more romantic than sipping on the rosé wine Il Melograno today on Valentine’s Day? Today is a day all about connections and relationships with other people. Here I will, of course, talk about wine relationships mostly. 🙂 Sometimes things just click with people, right? And you feel like you have known people … Read more