Lucky me got to participate in a tasting sponsored by the Consorzio Tutela Lugana DOC at this year’s Vinitaly. Led by wine expert at large, Filippo Bartolotta, this was one stylin’ tasting! Get a load of those graphics – so chic! Edoardo Peduto, the director of the Consorzio, gave a very professional, business-oriented intro, setting…
Re-imagining Italian Whites: this was a Master Class appropriately enough held by a Master.... of Wine. Gabriele Gorelli MW treated us to an informative, dare I say entertaining?, presentation of the unexpected: Italian whites. This was an unusual Vinitaly all around, from the freezing temperatures like some kind of April Fools joke, to a general…
The national association of the Women of Wine, Le Donne del Vino, is turning 35 years old. And to celebrate, a tasting was held. Led by the talented and lovely Cristina Mercuri, a WSET Diploma holder who is well on her way to being the first Italian female Master of Wine, the tasting was called…
There's a million reasons to love Italian wine and the Wine Spectator-sponsored Opera Wine that kicks off Verona's Vinitaly is proof. Yesterday, 130 (yes, 130) of Italy's top wines could be sampled by the lucky Opera Wine invited guests. Usually we are used to talking in round numbers, like say 100. Or even a million.…
Suzanne Branciforte's Italian Grapevine 