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Villa Cornaro Prosecco Extra Dry
Saturday night at home with no children (which is hard to accomplish when you have 4 kids)! We decided to make a light dinner of Blueberry Salsa Chicken and an Escarole Salad (you can read about this...
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2007 Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio
Wine Category: White Type of Wine: Pinot Grigio Producer: Santa Margherita Vintage: 2007 Region: Trentino- Alto Adige, Italy Alcohol: 13.5% Average Price per Bottle: $20.00 At one point, Santa...
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Falesco’s 2010 Vitiano
While winemaking (and wine-drinking, for that matter) has long been a worldwide pursuit, everyone still views most wine through the lens of France, the once-and-future capital of the wine world. We’re...
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2009 La Cala Vermentino di Sardegna
Last week, we wrote about Falesco’s 2010 Vitiano, an Italian white that blends two popular varietals from central Italy. Today’s wine is an expression of Vermentino, one of the varietals in that...
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Arboreto 2010 Montepulciano D’Abruzzo
Montepulciano is proving to be a reliable, if workaday, vintage for me. I’ve reviewed it before, and noticed similar characteristics to today’s bottle, an Arboreto 2010 Montepulciano D’Abruzzo. Then,...
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2010 Villa Marchesi Pinot Grigio
Pinot grigio, as one of the most widely grown grapes in the world, can vary as much as any varietal from one bottle to the next. It’s made from a dark grape (as a lot of white wines are), but is...
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Grifone 2008 Chianti Reserva
What do we know about chianti, other than how well it pairs with liver and beans? It’s an Italian wine, made in Tuscany (just north of the country’s middle), and it’s often packed in bottles with a...
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2011 Corte Giara Pinot Grigio
Reviewing (and buying) new, unknown wines can be difficult sometimes. We often find bottles from small winemakers that are sold with nary a note on the label or shelf about the specifics of the wine’s...
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2010 Arancio Syrah
While most wines are identified with one particular region, we shouldn’t forget that almost all varieties are grown all over the world. (Or, at least, in all the parts of the world where the climate...
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Masciarelli 2009 Montepulciano D’Abruzzo
Another week, another montepulciano. I pick up bottles of this varietal quite often for these reviews, because it usually provides (and is, in fact, known for) being a great value buy. You can check...
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2010 Casata Monticello Barbera D’Alba
It’s been a while, but let’s dip back into Italian wines, which I’ve always loved for the unpretentious full-flavored value they can deliver. Today’s wine is a great everyday bottle that can be had at...
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Monte Degli Angeli 2010 Sangiovese
Italian winemaking seems to be defined much less by the variety of grapes than most other countries. While pure wines and blends alike from France, Germany, and the New World are almost always known...
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Valdinera Chiaro di Luna 2011 Rosé
My girlfriend asked me the other day why I always pick red wines for these reviews. I wish I could say it’s because red wine has more of a following, or that it’s more complex, and that’s the reason....
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La Fiera 2012 Pinot Grigio
Pinot grigio — pinot gris in French – is, of course, a white wine produced in several regions using the pino grigio (or gris) variety of grape. La Fiera comes from the Veneto region of Italy, where...
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Nipozzano Riserva Chianti Rufina (2009)
Summer and warm weather are fast approaching and that means, so is barbecue season. Nothing is better than gathering in the outdoors on a beautiful day with some friends and having a cookout. For most...
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Ceretto Zonchera Barolo (2007)
It is that time of the season again. Gift giving and holiday parties with friends and family. What to bring ? Most of us would agree that the season requires a little more of a splurge than what would...
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Montebruna, Barbera d’Asti, 2011
Montebruna Italy, Barbera d’Asti, 2011 $23.99 Italian vineyards have a longstanding tradition of being held in high regard for their incredible varietals brought about by rich soil and careful...
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Masi, Masianco Pinot Grigio e Verduzzo, 2012
Masi Italy, Pinot Grigio e Verduzzo, 2012 $15.99 There’s something special about blends. The artistry, the level of detail, the expert awareness of subtle changes based entirely upon slight variations...
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La Scolca, Gavi Oro, 2013
La Scolca Italy, Cortese di Gavi, 2013 $24.99 Italian wine seemingly lives in its own little world, with its own set of rules, and its own agenda. Perhaps unsurprisingly, I’ve never met an Italian...
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