by Jo Diaz | Jun 1, 2018 | Moscato, Piedmont, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Gris, Sicily, Veneto, Wine
LA FIERA ~ Abruzzo La Fiera has a wonderful story… Especially if you’re a merry-go-round groupie. In the early 70s, I took my two-year old daughter to a fair, and we rode the merry-go-round for so long Katie fell asleep on it. I don’t even know how...
by Jo Diaz | Nov 18, 2016 | Imports, Italy, Nero D'Avola, Sicily, Wine
Do you know that wines from Sicily are elegant and really affordable? With most of them selling for under $20, they make perfect “house wines,” too. During the holidays, especially if you’re of Italian descent, these wines will happily grace your...
by Jo Diaz | Nov 2, 2016 | Imports, Italy, Sicily, Wine
Image borrowed from the Wines of Sicily Website. I highly recommend that you visit this site for more information and beautiful images of the island. Many write about Sicily having a mosaic of flavors. In a booklet that the Wines of Sicilia DOC has distributed. It...
by Jo Diaz | Sep 9, 2016 | Italy, Sicily, Wine, Wine of the Week
Cusumano Cantina I recently received a sample of the 2015 Cusumano Shamaris Grillo, Sicilia DOC. There are a lot of things about this wine that are unique to me. I’ve only had two other Sicilian wines, and that was on March 27 of this year (2016). They, too,...
by Jo Diaz | Mar 25, 2016 | Sicily, Wine, Wine of the Week
Delicious, mysterious, and adventurous (for my palate)… Sicilian flavors from Stemmari’s Nero D’Avola and Tenuta Rapitala Nuhar’s Pinot Nero. They were really enlightening and sumptuous… As I tasted both the Nero D’Avola variety...
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