In the past I’ve written about Italian digestivi, and even about the apperitivo Campari, and although the subject of this article isn’t what many would consider a classic apperitivo, it is a classic cocktail, ubiquitous in bars from Roma to Venice,  London…

Bibi Graetz is a bright, energetic and young Tuscan wine producer.  His Super Tuscan, Testamatta, or in Tuscan dialect, “Crazy Head” is a pure Sangiovese that is sought after and acclaimed. While Testamatta is a special occasion wine which retails…

I love Brunello.  I love Cabernet.  Sounds like the confession of two guilty pleasures or those old commercials where one little boy extols the virtues of peanut butter, while the other praises chocolate.  No complaints here for getting Cabernet in…

Anyone seriously interested in wine, regardless of where their main interests lie today, likely traces some part of their winelover roots to the mother of all wine regions, Bordeaux.   Italy and Bordeaux will be forever linked.  It’s said that the Romans brought…