by Jo Diaz | Apr 15, 2019 | Italy, Native Variety, Red Wine, Veneto, White Wine, Wine, Wine Century Club
SAMPLES: The following are two springtime-worthy wines, fresh from Famiglia Pasqua, and the vineyards of the Veneto region in northeast Italy. “Pasqua” coincidentally means “Easter” in Italian – a fittingly wine for this coming Easter Sunday, è giusto? The Romeo &...
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 | Sep 16, 2016 | Italy, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Gris, Veneto, Wine, Winery
Want to stand out above the madding crowd? Well, Astoria’s 2014 Alìsia Pinot Grigio surely does. So much so that I see it as a great picnic decoration, after you’ve enjoyed the wine. Gather some asters, daisies, Queen Ann’s Lace, whatever; put them...
by Jo Diaz | Sep 12, 2016 | #IAMarone, Imports, Italy, Veneto, Verona, Wine
80 Years of Glorious Wines ~ Cesari Vineyards In 1936, the Cesari family created a winery naming it Cesari Vineyards. Located in Veneto, Italy, the family went on to become very famous Amarone pioneers. That was 80 years ago, and they’re now celebrating their...
by Jo Diaz | Aug 22, 2016 | #IAMarone, Amarone, Flavors from the World of Wine, Food & Wine, Italy, Veneto, Verona, Wine
Thanks, Radical Cartography, for this borrowed map image, in order to show how Europe and the US have regional differences, base on borders. As an employee of wine companies, I had the privilege of being a frequent flyer. There are only 10 of our 50 states I...
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