Just Released Second Season of Wine Masters: ITALY
For anyone studying wine for any accreditation in the world of wine, this would be money well spent. I don’t represent this company, but I do appreciate what they’ve produced, so I’m sharing. If you can’t get to any these places, you’ll feel like you were there, learning first hand, from reliable sources. It’s now […]
La Fiera ~ The Carousel: Captivating Theme for the Child Within of The Fair Memories
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 many revolutions are in 2-hours. Jim, the beloved […]
A Sicilian Thanksgiving? You Betcha with MandraRossa Nero d’Avola
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 table and heritage. Guests will be able to savor your past, while enjoying your […]
Tasting Sicily with Allesandro
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 begins: If to travel through Sicily means to dive […]
Wine of the Week ~ 2015 Cusumano Shamaris Grillo, Sicilia DOC
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, were a Wine of the Week. Both […]
Wine of the Week ~ Sicilian Flavors of Stemmari Nero D’Avola and Tenuta Rapitala
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 and a combination of Pinot Nero and Nero D’Avola wines, I was thinking how the Pinot Nero was a wine variety being […]
