Molise: The Sound of Wine. Love that. Not sure I know what it means. But it doesn't matter. What sound does wine make? Lots of different sounds, depends on where you are, at what point the wine is (pouring? drinking? slurping the last delicious drop?), and who you're with. As the following photos will attest,…
Today I had the rare opportunity to taste 19 rare wines made from little known indigenous grapes. Since I decided to focus during this Vinitaly 2017 on lesser known Italian wines and wine regions, this was the perfect tasting for me! I have to admit, I had not heard of the grape varieties Minutolo or…
As often happens in late winter/early spring, friends showered me with their 'untreated' lemons, meaning these were the real McCoy: pure, unadulterated lemons. So I get a 'gift' of 6 lemons here, 8 lemons there .... What to do with a fridge full of lemons? Limoncello! I peel the zest only off of 14…
Continue reading ➞ When Life Gives You Lemons…. Make Limoncello!
Monte Taburno Summer reflection. Those things you do when you feel autumn at your heels... Sitting at an outdoor café in the sleep Riviera town of Chiavari, I find myself before a lovely, crisp glass of Falanghina. We all know Falanghina, of course, but the lure for me was Taburna - that massive mountain, home…
Suzanne Branciforte's Italian Grapevine 