CANTINA ZACCAGNINI PINOT GRIGIO

“Il vino dal Tralcetto” (The wine from Tralcetto”) Bolognano is a small town in the Abruzzo region of Italy housing a tiny region within known as Tralcetto. Although many people know this it bears repeating that this region produces about the finest table wines in the world. The climate, the topography all lend themselves toContinue reading “CANTINA ZACCAGNINI PINOT GRIGIO”

SIMONNET-FEBVRE SAINT BRIS SAUVIGNON BLANC

Originally founded in 1840 by Jean Lefebvre, a barrel maker by trade, Maison Simonnet-Febvre is a very traditional Chablis winery and one of the largest in the area. Now, when I say that it is a Chablis winery I am speaking not only of the type of wine produced, but also of the region ofContinue reading “SIMONNET-FEBVRE SAINT BRIS SAUVIGNON BLANC”

MASCIARELLI MONTEPULCIANO D’ABRUZZO

“Memories are made of this” Dean Martin“Penicillin cures. But wine makes you happy” unknown It is said that time marches on, that time and tide wait for no man. There are so many sayings about the passage of time that it would take a lifetime to research and write about only half of them. TimesContinue reading “MASCIARELLI MONTEPULCIANO D’ABRUZZO”