CASCINA BRUCIATA Barbaresco Riserva

January 4, 2015

CASCINA BRUCIATA Rio Sordo Barbaresco Riserva 2008 $48. Piedmont, Italy 100% Nebbiolo. This single vineyard wine is from Rio Sordo, …

CANALICCHIO DI SOPRA Brunello

January 4, 2015

CANALICCHIO DI SOPRA Brunello di Montalcino 2007 $60. Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy 100% Sangiovese. Stephen Tanzer (IWC) 93 rating says “Medium …

January 4, 2015

“Life is too short to drink cheap wine…so we drank not good wine, but VERY GOOD wine.” On January 1, …

December 7, 2014

I love my Italian heritage but why are the names of Italian wines so confusing? Are Italians confused after drinking …

November 21, 2014

I’m not a fan of Petit Sirah wines because many are “fruit bombs” with overwhelming fruit, little body and no …

November 16, 2014

It’s not often that you see Wine Spectator 92 rating for $13! This is a delicious CAB from a well-known …

October 25, 2014

CALERA Pinot Noir de Villiers Mt Harlan 2010 San Benito, Central Coast, California $45 Robert Parker 94 rating, “A deep, masculine …