Tag Archives: Pinot Noir

An Overview of France’s Alsace AOC Appellation

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Stefano

Since I have recently received three samples of Pinot Blanc wines from Alsace which I am going to review on one of the next posts, today I am going to provide a brief overview of northeastern France’s Alsace AOC appellation … 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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Just a quick flash to alert you about a piece of news that an Italian producer that I am fond of has been kind enough to share with me. The 2010 vintage of the “Ludwig” Pinot Noir made by Elena … Continue reading →

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Stefano | Leave a comment

A Horizontal Tasting of Eight 2008 French Pinot Noirs

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Stefano

In January I was in Milan and I attended another wine tasting event organized by the local chapter of the Italian Sommelier Association: whenever I can, I participate in these events because they are very well organized and the association … 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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