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“I will never be poor again. I will never eat polenta again. I will never drink bad wine again…and someday I will make my own wine.” While I must admit that I don’t share PierLuigi’s disdain for polenta, I’m…
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“I will never be poor again. I will never eat polenta again. I will never drink bad wine again…and someday I will make my own wine.” While I must admit that I don’t share PierLuigi’s disdain for polenta, I’m…
Continue reading ~ The venerable Poggio Alle Mura Castle, home to Castello Banfi ~ Ah, the Cellar Note…. Every time someone asks the question: “Why do you like wine so much, why do you save wines for so long?” …
Continue readingLast month hundreds of wineries once again descended upon the Metropolitan Pavilion in lower Manhattan for the annual Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri award tasting. In large tastings like this, my goal is always to seek out wineries that are somewhat…
Continue readingCastello di Bossi. By now, readers of this blog should be keenly aware of this Chianti Classico estate’s pedigree. Equally evident is my love of Italian Merlot and today’s example from Tuscany, is particularly delicious. ~ The Courtyard at Castello di Bassi…
Continue reading~ Portofino, Italia ~ This is ultimate comfort food from the sea. Warming bowls of this ubiquitous, but never identical, concoction can be found up and down the Italian coast, from Sicily to Liguria. Literally translated as…
Continue readingFattoria Le Pupille sits among the southern coastal hills of Tuscany known as the “Maremma”. The Maremma is a wild, vast expanse of rustic, natural land in south western Tuscany known for its allure of the past. Cowboys raise their…
Continue readingThe Ornellaia estate has been one of the crown jewels of Bolgheri and the Tuscan Maremma for many years now. During 1997, the estate was still owned by Piero Antinori’s brother, Lodovico. The brothers split ways years ago and have…
Continue readingWhat makes a Super Tuscan? The answer, it depends…..
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