This wine is produced by the Colombini family, a name which dates back to the first century A.D. Throughout the years, this family has seen its fortunes rise and fall as they went from bankers to church monarchs, some beatified, to virtual gangsters and outcasts and back to respected political figures. With contacts in theContinue reading “FATTORIA dei BARBI ROSSO di MONTALCINO 2016”
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Cantina Gabriele Montepulciano d’Abruzzo
“You can celebrate with wine, or you can just drink it anyway” (Old sayings have to start someplace!) As many of you know, there is a magic to Italian wines. The passion is totally undeniable as is the devotion to family. So many wineries there and throughout Europe can actually trace their origins back toContinue reading “Cantina Gabriele Montepulciano d’Abruzzo”
GRAN PASSIONE ROSSO
“Come ti vidi, m’inammorai, e tu sorridi, perche lo sai.” (When I saw you, I fell in love, and you smiled, because you knew.” The Veneto region of Italy is sort of a mecca for those seeking fine wines in all price ranges. The wines are mostly bone dry by nature with strong fruits, longContinue reading “GRAN PASSIONE ROSSO”
ELECTION DAY: an alternate pictorial
This is a real departure from what I usually write, but I think it was worth the time and what little effort I put into it. For all our thoughts and words. For all our deeds and misgivings. For all that we should forgive and for which we hope to be forgiven. Sometimes it isContinue reading “ELECTION DAY: an alternate pictorial”
BARONE RICASOLI 1141 CHIANTI 2018
No secret that my tastes in wine tend toward a more robust, hearty flavor. In my mind, the deeper the color the richer the flavor and texture, the better. Maybe that is why I prefer the wines of Italy over other countries, because of this and the history involved. So many of the wine producingContinue reading “BARONE RICASOLI 1141 CHIANTI 2018”
LUGANA SAN BENEDETTO 2018
Lake Garda, Lago Garda in Italian is the largest lake in Italy. Situated between Venice and Milan. Today, it is a very popular vacation spot in Northern Italy but it is the history of the region that is so fascinating. The lake as well as the region, was formed by glaciers toward the end ofContinue reading “LUGANA SAN BENEDETTO 2018”
LUNETTA PROSECCO…a perfect diversion
Okay. So 2020 isn’t working out quite the way we had planned or hoped. That doesn’t give anyone a reason to hide his collective head in some trash bin and just wait around for the new year to explode. On the contrary, this is the dawn. It is Autumn. A new year is coming. TimeContinue reading “LUNETTA PROSECCO…a perfect diversion”
SANTA CRISTINA CHIANTI SUPERIORE 2017
“Amici e vini sono meglio vecchi” (Old wine and old friends improve with age) Let me begin by saying that a good chianti is by far my favorite type of wine. The color, the aroma and just the appearance in a glass is one of the most beautiful simple sights given to us by theContinue reading “SANTA CRISTINA CHIANTI SUPERIORE 2017”
Masseria Li Veli Orion Primitivo
PRIMITIVO a dark skinned grape, naturally sweet and known for producing inky colored highly tannic and high alcohol wines. Its home is generally recognized as the region of Italy called Puglia, very close to the Croatian border which is probably where the grape was first grown. In the early 19th century it was introduced hereContinue reading “Masseria Li Veli Orion Primitivo”
Just an Unrelated Thought
Meglio aver poco che niente. (Better to have a little than to have nothing.) You know I do mostly write about wine. But this column is really about “the good life.” The kind that Tony Bennet sang about so many years ago. But the good life as we should know it is not a cateredContinue reading “Just an Unrelated Thought”
