Carménère
Is someone who counts the number of grape varietals in wines considered a “wine geek”? Probably – though I don’t know …
Category Archives: Red
Tucci Returns
It was 14 months ago that CNN launched; 6 episode series “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy”. Released during the pandemic, …
Barolo for Valentine’s Day
It’s not a wine for everyday drinking but Valentine’s Day is an opportunity to enjoy Barolo, the king of Italian …
Sunday Smorgasbord
This past Sunday was a smorgasbord for sports fans throughout the world. In America the fun started at 8am EST …
Not before its time
When I started collecting wine some time ago, I was advised to hold a wine until it reached its prime. …
Visiting Napa Valley
It was exactly one l-o-n-g year ago that the world changed and we hunkered down. Now fully vaccinated, winter ending …
CNN Toscana
Watching the CNN series Searching Italy I never expected political rhetoric in a food show – but in today’s toxic …
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