TEATRO LATINO PRIMITIVO 2020

“Good wine breeds good times. Good times breed good friends.” Me. (Those old sayings have to get started someplace.) For this installment we travel to the heel of the boot. Puglia is a wine region of Italy that is relatively unexplored. Fitting here because Primitivo wine is more commonly known as Zinfandel. Primitivo grapes have

ANDREA BOCELLI’S TENOR RED WINE

Andrea Bocelli is one of the world’s most loved tenors. Born with congenital glaucoma, he has been completely blind since the young age of twelve. But he has not let that hamper him at all. He has lived a very full life recording, making live appearances charming and entertaining millions all over the world. And

SAN COSTANTINO PARPINELLO

“There is not in Italy what there is in Sardinia, nor in Sardinia what there is in Italy.”Francesco Cetti Sardinia is an island which faces both the Tyrrhenean and the Balearic Seas, just about midway between Naples and Barcelona, and south of the Island of Corsica. It is the second largest island in the area,

ANTOLINI CORVINA 2016

“Experience is by industry achieved, and perfected by the swift course of time.” William Shakespeare Valpolicella is known as a viticultural region in Italy located in the historic and romantic province of Verona, where William Shakespeare once wrote about two gentlemen. Wine has been produced here since the time of the ancient Greeks and currently

LAN Rioja Crianza

Spilled wine is a sign of happiness, but break the bed and all will have long faces. (Spanish Proverb) For this entry my viticultural journey took me to the country of Spain. Now although this land was once under Roman rule centuries ago, Spain has developed a history, a culture all its own that encompasses

CHÂTEAU du PAYRE CADILLAC CÔTES de BORDEAUX

This was really a journey into the unknown. Just recently some friends took a trip to France and happened upon this winery. They liked the wine so much that they had some shipped back home. They were kind enough to share a bottle with us which was not only a pleasurable evening, but also an

SENSI CAMPOLUCE CHIANTI

I originally posted this some time ago, but with the coming of some cooler weather and the departure of my dear, dear friend Ian, whose visit was thankfully short-lived here, I figured it was worth reposting. As the age of organics moves forward and expands to all walks of life, I did some searching and

SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE ICE CUBE MELTS

Wine. The nectar of the gods and one of the oldest beverages on the planet. Red, white or rose’, take your pick and enjoy. Which brings me to my topic for today. Are you drinking wine, or a watered down version? I personally don’t care to drink anything too cold, so I never add ice,

FATTORIA La VIALLA CONFORTO CHIANTI 2019

Fattoria La Vialla is a family run farm and wine estate. With a history going back about 200 years, it fell into ruin but was reclaimed and restored in 1978 by the Lo Franco family. Today, it is a producer and exporter of wine, cheese, olive oil and other Italian edibles like sauces, appetizers and

UNITED INK RED WINE BLEND

The Columbia Valley is a section of southern Washington and a small part of Oregon. Located within its boundaries is the AVA, an American Viticultural Area, which is dedicated to the growing of grapes, mostly for wine, but also for non-alcoholic grape juice, raisins and also for table grapes. The largest winery in the area