Tag Archives: tasting

Wine Review: Masciarelli, Trebbiano d’Abruzzo “Marina Cvetic” DOC 2008

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Stefano

The white wine that we will review today is very special: it is a wine made from Trebbiano d’Abruzzo grapes by Masciarelli, an excellent quality producer based in the central Italy region of Abruzzo – specifically, today we are going to … Continue reading →

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WinEvents: Vinitaly International/Slow Wine NYC 2014 & Gambero Rosso’s Tre Bicchieri NYC 2014

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Stefano

Just a quick FYI to let our US-based readers know that, once again, the time has come for the two most important Italian wine fairs in the US: both Vinitaly International in association with Slow Wine 2014 and Gambero Rosso’s Tre Bicchieri US Tour … 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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Saint Emilion Chronicles #6: Chateau de Ferrand, a Visit and a Wine Review

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Stefano

After a hiatus due to the winter holidays and the addition of “cyclone Sofia“ 😉 to our family, it is time to resume our Saint Emilion series. Today we will briefly talk about one of the Chateaux that we visited … 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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Meet the Maker: History and Wine Tasting of One of Valtellina’s Finest: Ar.Pe.Pe.

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Stefano

On our previous post, we have presented the Italian wine district of Valtellina, its territory, history, dominant grape variety and just briefly, its wines. Now is the time to focus on one of the finest producers of Valtellina wines, Ar.Pe.Pe. (pronounced “Ahr-Pay-Pay”). Ar.Pe.Pe.’s History … 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: 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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Wine Review: Coppo, Gavi “La Rocca” DOCG

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Stefano

Disclaimer: this review is of a sample 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 wine are … 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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