Talking Wine in Umbria with Sara Goretti from Vini Goretti
Join #WinesOfItaly @blab on April 26th w/ @vinigoretti from #Umbria https://t.co/n1AqF4l8Xu @MediaLabRat @debra11 pic.twitter.com/Vtxk7guMIR — Katarina Andersson (@ricasoli99) April 21, 2016 At the #WinesOfItaly #Blab, on April 26th at 9pmCET / 3pmET / 12pmPT we talked about wine in Umbria with Sara Goretti from the winery Vini Goretti in Pila, … Read more
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Wine in Radda with Angela Fronti – Istine Winery & Livio Del Chiaro
#WinesOfItaly @blab is back on April 19th, w/ #Istine Winery & @LaDivinaEnoteca https://t.co/y7AHF18BjY @MediaLabRat @KDHungerford — Katarina Andersson (@ricasoli99) April 14, 2016 At the #WinesOfItaly #Blab, on April 19th at 9pmCET / 3pmET / 12pmPT we talked about wine with Angela Fronti from Istine Winery in Radda in Chianti, Tuscany. This was … Read more
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3 Reasons Why Wine Communication Matters
Today, when Vinitaly 2016 is kicking off, as I write this short blog article, talking about wine communication and marketing of the wine industry in Italy is a “hot” topic. People from all over the world come to Verona to taste Italian wine and meet with Italian wine producers to learn … Read more
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Valdonica – A Winery in the Heart of Maremma
Last Wednesday, March 30th, I was invited to a lunch in Florence with other wine writers to meet with the owner of Valdonica winery in Maremma, Martin Kerres and his oenologist Tim Manning. Furthermore, two of Martin Kerres daughters were with him at the lunch too. The lunch took place at the Residence Villa … Read more
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A Dinner with Wines from Brunnenhof Mazzon in Alto Adige
Last Thursday Fisar Firenze had organized a dinner at the restaurant La Ménagére in the center of Florence. The wines for the evening were from the producer Brunnenhof in the locality Mazzon in Alto Adige. Mazzon is well-known for being a wine production area in the town district Neumarkt (Egna in … Read more
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Boccadigabbia – A Winery in the Wake of Napoleon
Ever since my Master studies in history back in Sweden and all through my Ph.D. studies, I have been fond of the period from the French Revolution onwards, especially the 19th century and the Risorgimento. My focus was more on the image of Giuseppe Garibaldi in Europe in the 19th … Read more
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#UvaNeraLovesChianti – A Wine Tasting
Last Sunday, the wine bar Uva Nera in Florence had organized a special wine tasting event, #UvaNeraLovesChianti, with two Chianti producers present. The producers were Castello del Trebbio and Fattoria di Petreto. It was a fun evening with a lot of friends as well as people, in general, showing up … Read more
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Sneak Peeks of Tuscan Wine 2016
As you have probably understood by now, February is the month when you can get all the sneak peeks of the Tuscan wines being launched during the year. Together with my friend and fellow sommelier Nadia Padrin, we have so far covered the sneak peeks of Nobile di Montepulciano (covered … Read more
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Anteprime – Tasting the New Wine Vintages in Tuscany
This month is the period of the so-called Anteprime, i.e. the wine events organized by the different wine consortiums here in Tuscany, Italy, in order to taste the new vintages being presented for the present year. It is a great opportunity both for buyers, sommelier, journalists and people in general … Read more
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