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Italian Wine – A Growth Industry

March 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Lucifer May Create Great Italian Wines

Italy's annual wine fair, the Verona based VinItaly is on until the 28th March.  Perhaps a little surprisingly, in these times of economic gloom, it is Italy's prospering wine trade which provides a more than a few rays of sunlight. After France and Spain, Italy is the world's third largest wine … [Read more...]

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Wine of the Year – Talamonti Moda

December 13, 2011 by 1 Comment
Wine of the Year -Talamonti Moda 2009

I'm very happy to report that Abruzzo winemaker Talamonti's Moda 2009 DOC red wine has won the Altroconsumo Best Wine of 2012 award.  Well done to Talamonti! I have to say that I'm not that surprised a Talamonti wine has won an award.  I was lucky enough to have received a selection of … [Read more...]

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A Gold Medal Italian Wine – Titinge 2008

November 8, 2011 by 1 Comment
Titinge Riserva a fine red wine from Abruzzo, Italy

Good news from the Fontefico winery near Vasto in Abruzzo! Fontefico's Titinge 2008 red wine has won a gold medal at the Singapore Wine Style Asia Awards.  Another of Fontefico's wines, its Montepulciano 2007 won a bronze medal. I visited Fontefico when I was in Abruzzo last summer and … [Read more...]

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Kudos to Kudos

September 26, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Talamonti's impressive Kudos Red Wine

As a result of my summer trip to Abruzzo, I met the sales director of the Abruzzo based Talamonti winery - Rodrigo Redmont - while he was in Milan in business.  Rodrigo kindly left me a crate of Talamonti's wines to try and the right moment to taste one of them finally presented itself last … [Read more...]

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Abruzzo Wine and the Excellent Fontefico Titinge Riserva

August 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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While passing a relaxing week in Abruzzo, Italy, I was taken to the Fontefico winery and wine bar just outside the charming little town of Vasto. The Fontefico winery is an artisan wine producer which produces around 20,000 bottles of wine each year, and what it produces, four reds and a white, … [Read more...]

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Italy Vino on Campania White Wines

May 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Italy Vino video wine reviews

Before I came to Italy I was not a fan of white wine. For me, wine had to be red and nothing else. Well, times change, and as a result of living in Italy for a good few years, I've developed a liking for Italian white wines. I'm not the only one either, by the looks of things. David Brenner, … [Read more...]

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Discover Italy’s Wines with Italy Vino Videos

May 13, 2011 by 2 Comments
Italy Vino video wine reviews

David Brenner, if you did not know, is an ex-BBC man who's set up shop in Italy - he and his wife run the Villas for 2 holiday villa rentals business in Abruzzo, Italy. As well as being a fan of Italy's Abruzzo region, David is a huge wine fan, and, by the sounds of it, a huge wine drinker too! … [Read more...]

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Five Great Italian Wines for the Festive Season

December 14, 2010 by 3 Comments
Fontanafredda Barolo

Looking for something special to partner the turkey, mince pies and Christmas pud? Italy based Wine blogger and Italian wine lover David Brenner suggests five great Italian wines for the festive season! Over to you, David. One For me, the Italian wine highlight of the year has been the … [Read more...]

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A Top Ten list of Bestselling Italian Wine Books

November 28, 2010 by 3 Comments
One of Casamonti's Tuscan wines - L'Elogio

Seeing as I like to try spread the word on the joys of Italian wines, I've been over to Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk to find a selection of books on Italian wine which are bestsellers. Tracking down Italian wine books was not that easy - actually, it was a little like knowing which Italian wines … [Read more...]

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From Twitter to Tuscany

August 23, 2010 by 2 Comments
One of Casamonti's Tuscan wines - L'Elogio

Would you believe that offering a little advice to someone via Twitter could get you an invitation to spend a week or so in Tuscany as a guest in a Tuscan villa with its own pool? No? You wouldn't believe it would you, except it happened. Yes, tweeting a little advice about RSS and blogging … [Read more...]

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