From the years when I lived in the UK, fizzy Valpolicella was not a red I liked too much. Indeed, the Valpolicella on offer in the UK more or less put me off Valpolicella for life and I … [Read more...]
Give Us This Day Our Daily Sfuso Wine
Like a drop of wine? Me too! How fortunate I am, therefore, to be living in a country awash with wines, many of them internationally renowned - Barolo, Brunello, Chianti, Vernaccia etc., … [Read more...]
Lovely Selvarossa Riserva Red Wine
Recently, I tried a bottle of 2004 Selvarossa Riserva red wine which I had kept back for the cooler weather and an apt occasion. I was lucky to receive a bottle of Selvarossa Riserva as a … [Read more...]
Italian Wine – A Growth Industry
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 … [Read more...]
Wine of the Year – Talamonti Moda
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 … [Read more...]