Exploring Italian Wine One Grape at a Time
Lazio, a wine region, has been overshadowed by other, more prominent regions until recently, despite its rich viticultural history. In Lazio, we find well-known grapes such as Cesanese del Piglio and Cesanese d’Affile, as well as historical yet lesser-known varieties such as Bellone, Passerina del Frusinate, Capolongo, Pampanaro, and Nero Buono. Cincinnato is a cooperative … Read more
Valle d’Itria is a historical viticultural area in Puglia that has been revitalised in recent years thanks to the work of local vintners and wineries. This has also brought attention to local native grapes such as Bianco d’Alessano, Minutolo, Verdeca, and Maruggiu (or Maresco). These are the grapes used as a blend in the Locorotondo … Read more
…a chat about wine tourism from different angles. Watch the Wines Of Italy LiveStream HERE. The other day, I “restarted” my Wines Of Italy LiveStream by having a talk with Tomasz Steinmetz, of Velo Wino in Poland, about wine tourism. We discussed the differences and similarities between wine tourism in Poland and Tuscany. Poland is … Read more
Donato D’Angelo Winery is a winery in Rionero in Vulture, the heart of the Vulture area. They are producing classic Aglianico del Vulture wines and more. I met oenologist Emiliana D’Angelo last year, she is one of Donato D’Angelo’s daughters. I talked to Emiliana to learn more about Emiliana pointed out that Aglianico del Vulture … Read more
Umbria is a region that is a bit tucked away between Tuscany, Marche, and Lazio and often it has gotten less attention and recognition than it deserves when it comes to wine production. Umbria is not only the land of Sagrantino but also of white grapes such as Grechetto in the form of Grechetto Colli … Read more
Can you believe it’s been almost 3 years since I started my #WinesOfItaly #LiveStream about Italian wine? I wanted to start an English-language Twitter chat about Italian wine. I was not sure about how to practically get it going, so I asked Kelly Hungerford and Robert Moore for advice on how to proceed. They both told … Read more
On October 17th, 2017, we were talking about wines in Le Marche at #WinesOfItaly #LiveStream with the guest Simone Santucci from Rio Maggio winery. This is a winery located in Montegranaro in the province of Fermo which is just north of Ascoli Piceno, close to Macerata, and just 10 km from the seaside in Le … Read more
Some time ago, we went to Friuli Venezia Giulia to talk about not only grape varieties and winemaking in the Collio DOC area but also World War I history at #WinesOfItaly #LiveStream. My guest in this episode was Matej Fiegl from Fiegl Vini in Friuli. This was not my first wine producer guest from Friuli, … Read more
On July 11th, 2017, we went to Le Marche again talking about the many faces of the Verdicchio at #WinesOfItaly #LiveStream. My guest for the day was Marika Socci from Azienda Vitivinicola Socci in Castelplanio, Le Marche. The special thing with this #WinesOfItaly #LiveStream was that it aired on a different time, in the afternoon here in … Read more
At my #WinesOfItaly #LiveStream in mid-January, my guests were three blogging guys from Turin who has founded the wine blog Cantina Social together. Well, to be correct they are two guys from Piemonte and one guy from the US, but they all live in Turin. They are Adriano Amoretti, Matteo Franco, and John Murnane. Adriano … Read more