Tag Archives: wine

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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Meet the Maker: An Introduction to Valtellina’s Mountain Nebbiolo and Wines

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Stefano

After our post about Tenuta San Guido (the Bolgheri estate where Sassicaia is made) and our interview of Tenuta San Guido’s owner, Marchese Nicolo’ Incisa della Rocchetta, here come three new posts in our “Meet the Maker” series. This time around we move … Continue reading →

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Product Review: Elertus Wine Protection System

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Stefano

I have recently been approached by a representative of Utah-based consumer electronics company Elertus who loaned me for a few weeks a sample of a newly released product of theirs targeting the wine market for me to test and consider for a … 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 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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Saint Emilion Chronicles #5: Saint Emilion and its Wine Appellations

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Stefano

Now, on previous posts we have talked about the town of Saint Emilion; one of its churches; Saint Emilion sweet treats (macarons and cannelés); and the place we stayed at during our Saint Emilion visit – it is about time that we start talking about wine. This post will provide … 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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Frittata Primavera – Recommended Wine Pairing

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Stefano

Well, it has been quite a while since our last food pairing post, so time to catch up on things… Today we will pair Francesca’s frittata primavera with a proper wine. As we did in the past, we will base our … Continue reading →

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Meet the Maker: An Interview with “Mr Sassicaia”

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Stefano

On my previous post we talked about my visit to Tenuta San Guido (the estate where fabled Sassicaia is made) and my tasting of the latest available vintages of the estate’s wine lineup: Le Difese 2011, Guidalberto 2011 and Sassicaia 2010. … Continue reading →

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