Castello di Amorosa is unlike anything one will ever see in this country.  Perched on a hilltop in Napa Valley it was V. Sattui’s dream to build a Tuscan wine estate in California.  And build it he did, literally.  He imported…

I don’t usually drink Rosso di Montalcino, but when I do I prefer….. Wait, no no….. While it’s true that I don’t normally drink Rosso di Montalcino, I can’t say that there’s one I definitely prefer.  In fact, it’s almost hard…

I’ve written often on these pages that I consider 2007 to be the “inferior” vintage to 2006.  Granted, they are different and while they are both excellent, I still believe that the 2006’s are the finer wines.  This tasting didn’t…

It was the Sunday of Labor Day weekend.  Humid, soggy, grey.  Prior plans to sit around the pool, on it’s final day of summer operation were duly cancelled. So, what to do?  Surely Manhattan would be empty, so off we…