Rocca Redux
~ Cellars at Rocca di Castagnoli ~ If you look at the Rocca di Castagnoli website, it seems as though it’s an agriturismo before it’s a winery. Maybe that’s part of the problem. There seems to be a lack of…
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~ Cellars at Rocca di Castagnoli ~ If you look at the Rocca di Castagnoli website, it seems as though it’s an agriturismo before it’s a winery. Maybe that’s part of the problem. There seems to be a lack of…
Continue reading“Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort.” Quite simply, the driving tenet behind the wines of Fontalpino and the force that propels the team of Gioia and Filippo Cresti. Known throughout Italy, Gioia oversees…
Continue reading~ Lavender & Sunflowers in Provence ~ As we say goodbye to winter, I decided to kick it out with one final classic winter dish, Cassoulet. Cassoulet originates from the Provence region of France and at it’s most basic…
Continue reading~ Winemaker Fabio Angius ~ (image courtesy of Joanie Karapetian) Recently I had the chance to meet one of Italy’s rising star winemakers for an exclusive tasting and interview in the offices of his New York importer. Fabio Angius, winemaker…
Continue reading~ Proprietor & Winemaker Stella di Campalto ~ (image courtesy of Stella di Campalto) Generalizations are absolutely that, but if you’ll permit me, women know how to make wine. There, I said it. I love wine made by women. I…
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