Exploring Italian Wine One Grape at a Time
I am standing in an Oseleta vineyard wrapped in beautiful autumn colors somewhere in Veneto, not far from Lake Garda, looking at the recently harvested vines. I am snapping photos together with fellow wine peeps, hoping to get to taste the monovarietal Oseleta wine. I am excited. This was me some years back. I was … Read more
Graziano Prà is an organic winery with vineyards in both Soave and Valpolicella in Veneto that looks toward the future. The owner Graziano Prà makes slim and elegant wines with longevity and great drinkability. He is one of five vintners – Gli Svitati – that have embraced and are promoting the use of screw caps … Read more
A day in Valpolicella with Sabrina and Riccardo Tedeschi at their winery was a great opportunity to learn more about their winemaking. Here, I will take us back to a lovely summer day when I jumped on a train with destination Verona and Valpolicella. I had gotten an invitation to come and visit the Tedeschi … Read more
Sorry all, this article is very overdue, but the last week I had a lot of work so I never managed to get it finished before. Anyway, two days at Vinitaly was hard work. This year I was there with my friend and fellow sommelier Nadia Padrin. I had a list of wineries I wanted … Read more