Posted in Italian Varieties & Appellations, Wine & Food Travel Italy, Wine Tastings, Wineries and wine producers on Mar 19th, 2013
The new Antinori winery set in the rolling hills of Chianti Classico that has been 7 years in the making is finally opening its doors to the wine drinking public tomorrow, March 20th! Be one of the first to experience the fantastic Antinori wines, visit the Antinori museum complete with hundreds of years of winemaking [...]
Posted in Italian Varieties & Appellations, Uncategorized, Wine & Food Travel Italy, Wine Tastings, Wineries and wine producers on May 15th, 2012
Anyone who considers themselves a wine connoisseur knows that some of the world’s greatest wines come from the Tuscany region of Italy. Tuscany’s history of wine making stretches back to the 8th century BC when the Etruscans began producing fine wines, with references to the quality of Tuscan wine appearing in 3rd century BC Greek [...]
Posted in Italian Varieties & Appellations, Wineries and wine producers on Jan 16th, 2012
The passing of another great artist of Italian wine by Filippo Bartolotta Just last night, I found out via a midnight text message from my good friend and passionate wine collector Miriam, that Giuseppe Quintarelli has passed away. She must have read the news on DoBianchi who reported the sad passing from Franco Ziliani. The [...]
Posted in Italian Foods & Restaurants, Italian Varieties & Appellations, Travel Notes, Wine & Food Travel Italy, Wine Tastings, Wineries and wine producers on Dec 14th, 2011
I discovered that if I initiate the process when the moon is at the waning crescent the grapes remain attached to the vine without any problems.
