The long holiday weekend provided plenty of time to make some wonderful food and open a variety of wines. The festivities started at lunch on New Year’s Eve. With some wonderful mozzarella di bufala I made decadent mozzarella in carozza…
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Uovo in Purgatioro, or “Eggs in Purgatory” is a traditional New Year’s Day breakfast that I first learned about from Mario Batali. As I stood in the kitchen after making this comforting dish and watched the kids gobble them up,…
Continue readingAfter my earlier 2006 Brunello tasting report, posted here back in July, I was curious to try this one when I saw it for the reasonable price of $38. There’s a loose rule we wine lovers live by. You almost…
Continue readingIt’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,…
Continue readingIt’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…
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