Sassicaia is one of the world’s greatest wines.    As we traverse, there appears the certain time, when one must seize an opportunity, be it lost forever.  This is not a wine to be consumed regularly. It is not a wine…

   Earlier this month I attended the Portfolio Tasting for Massanois Imports.  The event was held in a private room at the Pluckemin Inn in scenic Bedminster, New Jersey and provided a perfect opportunity to sample some of the…

Azienda Renieri in Montalcino   I’ve been enjoying, and in fact marveling at, the consistent quality of the wines produced by the Bacci family at their three Tuscan estates. In no order, Castello di Bossi, Terre di Talamo, and Renieri…

….I wish there were some sort of amazing punchline, but alas…    Hosted a large family barbecue this weekend and the food was as varied as the company and the wines.  The first mentionable was the eggplant involtini stuffed with…