Carneros Wine Alliance Annual Spring Barrel Tasting ~ 2019

by | May 14, 2019 | Carneros, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Country, Wine Culture, Wine Education, Wine Hospitality, Wine Philology, Wine tasting, Winemaker, Winemaking, Winery, Wines

Who can define a regional American Viticultural Area (AVA) better: The collective marketing decisions from a gaggle of people, and a Webmaster who simply needs content? Or, the historian who did the research and development?   I always begin my searches with the...

The Benedictine Monks Are Smiling ~ Their Abby is Now Chianti’s Castello di Meleto… a Wine Company

by | Nov 8, 2018 | Benedictine Monks, Chianti Classico, Food & Wine, Food and Wine, Imports, Italy, Sangiovese, Tuscany, Wine, Wine Country, Wine Philology, Wine Travel, Winery, Wines

Wine Philology: Wine History I was the guest of Castello di Meleto in Gaiole ~ In the Chianti Classico region of Tuscany. Hosted by Antonia Caserta (sales manager) [PHOTO: Historical image from the Castello di Meleto website] Forget your daddy’s straw basket...