Tag Archives: Syrah

Wine Review: Domaine Chante Cigale, Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC, 2009

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Stefano

Our previous post provided a general overview of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the territory, the appellation and the main winemaking practices, so if you missed that you may want to go back and take a look at that before reading this post, which … Continue reading →

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An Overview of the Châteauneuf-du-Pape Appellation and Its Wines

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Stefano

As a prelude to our next post in which we will temporarily leave Italy and review a French Châteauneuf-du-Pape wine, in this post we will provide a brief overview of the southern French wine region that goes by the same … Continue reading →

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MWWC#6 – Two Wines, Three Mysteries

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Stefano

Right before the winter holidays, creative fellow wine blogger Jeff (AKA The Drunken Cyclist) launched a fun initiative: a wine-based Secret Santa that he aptly renamed Secret Alcoholic. Basically, Jeff’s wife kindly took care of pairing each participant with a buddy Secret … Continue reading →

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Wine Review: Three First Drop Shiraz from Down Under

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Stefano

As most of you know, the wine-related part of this blog mainly focuses on Italian wine, although non exclusively as now and then I post about non-Italian wines that I have tasted and enjoyed: so far, I have posted about French, Portuguese … Continue reading →

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Wine Review: Planeta, Syrah Sicilia Rosso IGT 2007

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Stefano

Today’s review is of a Sicilian varietal Syrah made by excellent Sicilian winemakers Planeta. As usual, let’s first provide a brief overview of the Syrah grape variety. The Bottom Line Overall, I loved this Sicilian take of an international grape variety! Planeta, Syrah Sicilia Rosso IGT … Continue reading →

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Wine Review P2: Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi, “Tenuta dell’Ammiraglia” Range

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Stefano

Disclaimer: this review is of samples that I received from the producer’s US importer. My review of the wines 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 … 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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