It’s no secret that on Christmas Eve, Italians and Italian Americans celebrate the holy night with “La Vigilia”, or “The Vigil”.  Authentically, it’s nothing more than staying up late, eating, drinking, and attending midnight mass.  Many Italians fast on Christmas Eve,…

It’s not often, in all my length of time drinking and enjoying wine, that I’ve awarded a “perfect” score to a wine.  It’s happened before, but it’s few.  Last night was another such occurence.  The 1990 Vietti Barolo Villero Riserva…

The colder weather and the Army-Navy game called for the comfort of roasted chicken. On a whim, I also grabbed a wedge of what I consider the ultimate Zinfandel cheese;  Cambozola.  Needing a Zinfandel to accompany this, I grabbed the 2010…

Typically Syrah comes in two general styles. There’s the riper, more viscous and decadent California and Australian style, and there’s the more reserved, cooler climate, European style, which can lead to more secondary aromas and flavors that one would more…

Let’s face it, as wine drinkers, we’d love to be able to pull $30 or $40 bottles of wine from our cellars on a regular basis.  Who wouldn’t?  But that’s likely not reality for most of us. For many wine…