Tag Archives: Chardonnay

#OperaWine 2015: My Wine Tasting Notes for Italy’s Northeast

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Stefano

Here is part 2 in my series about my tasting experience at the OperaWine 2015 event in Verona last month. On this post we will focus on my tasting notes for the wines from Italy’s northeastern region. For my general … Continue reading →

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#OperaWine 2015: The Event and My Wine Tasting Notes for Italy’s Northwest

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Stefano

On March 21 I had the opportunity to attend OperaWine 2015, an exclusive wine tasting event that serves as the preamble to the Vinitaly event in Verona, Italy. OperaWine is jointly organized by Wine Spectator and Vinitaly and it aims … Continue reading →

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Wine Review: Planeta, Chardonnay Sicilia IGT 2009

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Stefano

Today’s review is of a Sicilian Chardonnay made by excellent Sicilian winemakers Planeta from whom we have previously reviewed their outstanding Nero d’Avola “Santa Cecilia” and their Syrah – specifically, today we are going to review Planeta, Chardonnay Sicilia IGT 2009 ($35). Will it be … Continue reading →

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Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines of 2013

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Stefano

A few days ago, Wine Spectator magazine has published the entire list of their Top 100 Wines of 2013… according to them, of course! Like last year, these are in a nutshell a few comments about their 2013 top 10 … Continue reading →

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Wine Review: Two Chardonnays from Piemonte – Coppo, Chardonnay “Monteriolo” Piemonte DOC 2007 & Chardonnay “Costebianche” Piemonte DOC 2010

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Stefano

Disclaimer: this review is of samples that I received from the producer’s US importer. My review has been conducted in compliance with my Samples Policy and the ISA wine tasting protocol and the opinions I am going to share on the wines are my … Continue reading →

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A Visit to the Greenwich Wine+Food Festival and CTbites Blogger Lounge

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Stefano

Last weekend Francesca and I had been kindly invited to visit the Greenwich 2013 Wine+Food Festival by Amy, the energetic Executive Editor of CTbites. CTbites is (in their own words) “a web-based community built by and for people who love food in Connecticut“. … Continue reading →

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Coppo: The Winery that Reinvented Barbera

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Stefano

The US importer of the well-known Italian winery Coppo has been kind enough to send me samples of most wines in the Coppo lineup (those that are currently imported into the US) for me to taste and review: thank you, Rebecca, … Continue reading →

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Wine Review: Donnafugat​a, Contessa Entellina Bianco “Chiarandà” 2009 DOC

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Stefano

On a previous post, we have talked about how Chardonnay is successfully grown in various regions throughout Italy, literally from Valle d’Aosta in the north to Sicily in the south, and how several Italian wineries make some excellent wines from … Continue reading →

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Sea Scallops with Olives and Potatoes – Recommended Wine Pairing

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Stefano

I am still slowly catching up with my overdue wine pairings… Today we will suggest a wine that pairs well with Francesca’s delicious recipe of sea scallops with olives and potatoes. Based on the ingredients and preparation of Francesca’s sea … Continue reading →

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Spaghetti alla Carbonara – Recommended Wine Pairing

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Stefano

This wine pairing post for Francesca’s mouth-watering Spaghetti alla Carbonara has been long overdue – apologies if it took me so long, but my Italian spumante series in view of the end-of-year festivities kind of got in the way 🙂 … Continue reading →

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