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The Producers

Categories Abruzzo, Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Chianti, Culture, Dolce Vita, Donne del Vino, Lazio, Made in Italy, Marche, Primitivo di Manduria, Puglia, Sicily, Siena, Tuscany, Uncategorized, Veneto, Vinitaly, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Wine, Wine SpectatorLeave a Comment on The Producers

Nice thing about Vinitaly is getting to see the wine producers, whether old friends or new acquaintances. Meeting who is behind the wine is what it's all about. And besides, it's fun! So here are some of my highlights of the last Vinitaly!   Just another Italian American from New York living in Italy? Joe…

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La Vie en Rosé

Categories Abruzzo, Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Chianti, Culture, Dolce Vita, Donne del Vino, Emilia Romagna, Lazio, Made in Italy, Marche, Piedmont, ProWein, Puglia, Rosé, Sicily, Trentino Alto Adige, Tuscany, Uncategorized, Veneto, Vinitaly, Wine, Wine Spectator1 Comment on La Vie en Rosé

My father used to say I saw the world through rose colored glasses. That's what it felt like at this latest Vinitaly 2019. Never saw so much rosé in my life!   Ophelia (Macchie Santa Maria, Avellino, Campania)  Malgré (Tenuta Scuotto, Campania)  Lilianne (Tenute Cuffaro, Sicily, Nero d'Avola) Not surprisingly, the displays featuring rosés often…

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Big Little Women

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This year's annual tasting sponsored by Le Donne del Vino (the national association of Women of Wine) featured young women winemakers, all under 40. Led by Vinitaly International Academy's Ian D'Agata, an expert on Italian native grape varieties, this was an opportunity to taste some exceptional vintages made from some famous - and some not-so-famous…

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Our Ladies of Loreto

Categories architecture, Art, Culture, Dolce Vita, Donne del Vino, Food, Made in Italy, Marche, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Renaissance, Rosé, Uncategorized, Vinitaly, WineLeave a Comment on Our Ladies of Loreto

On my odyssey through the world of Italian wine this summer, I was able to visit producers whose wines had intrigued me, but whose terroir I had not yet been able to visit. And the great thing about visiting wineries is you see where the wine grows: you breathe the same air, feel the sun…

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Up and Coming: Young to Young Vinitaly 2018

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Young to Young, led by the journalists Paolo Massobrio and Marco Gatti of Il Golosario has become an annual appointment for me at Vinitaly. It's a way to get to know up-and-coming producers, those under 40, who are doing good and interesting things in the vineyards. And it helps bring the good news to our…

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