Category Archives: Wine Reviews

Psychobubbles: Unraveling the Intricacies of Italian Spumante – Part III

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Stefano

After discussing the Classic Method production process and the Charmat-Martinotti Method production process in the previous two posts, our series of posts on Italian spumante is coming to an end: today, I will pass on a few recommendations of some … Continue reading →

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Psychobubbles: Unraveling the Intricacies of Italian Spumante – Part II

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Stefano

On our previous post we started our journey into the world of Italian spumante by covering the basics, very briefly touching upon Champagne, introducing the two main processes to make a natural sparkling wine, the Champenoise or Classic Method and … Continue reading →

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Psychobubbles: Unraveling the Intricacies of Italian Spumante – Part I

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Stefano

With Thanksgiving well behind us now, it is not going to be long before the end of the year festivities are upon us and with those a tradition that is common to many to pop some kind of bubbly wine … Continue reading →

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WineNews from Planeta Vino ;-)

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Stefano

I am glad to share with you a few interesting pieces of news that I have received from the guys at Planeta, one of the truly outstanding Sicilian producers who have marked the rebirth of quality winemaking in Sicily since the Nineties. … Continue reading →

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In Homage to Christopher Columbus: An Overview of the Best Wines from Liguria, Italy

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Stefano

On October 12, 1492, precisely 520 years ago, Italian world-known explorer and sailor Christopher Columbus and his expedition set foot in the Americas (on the island of San Salvador in the Bahamas) in Columbus’s first voyage to the New World. … Continue reading →

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An Unusual Italian Red Wine: Tintilia del Molise DOC

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Stefano

What a pleasant surprise! Yesterday night I was in Milan, Italy, and went to a restaurant with a friend. While I was browsing their wine list, a very peculiar wine caught my eye: they had a bottle of Tintilia in … Continue reading →

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