Last winter, I set sail with the Italian Food, Wine and Travel (#ItalianFWT) group of intrepid bloggers to explore (virtually) the islands of Italy. My “travels” landed me in Sardinia and Sicily, but I couldn’t help but notice Pantelleria, a speck of an island to Italy’s southwest barely visible on this map. Closer to Tunisia […]
Passito and peaches – perfect late-summer fare (#ItalianFWT) Read More »
New Zealand winemaker Daniel Brennan feels a spiritual affinity to his Sicilian great-grandfather, though the two settled continents apart. A musician and band member, Brennan uprooted himself in 2007 and moved from Philadelphia to Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand, to pursue winemaking. He describes having an epiphany after discovering the potential of New Zealand wines. His
New NZ wine, old Sicilian dish (#WinePW) Read More »
If you associate northern Italian wine with Pinot Grigio, I invite you to look again. Pressed against Austria and Switzerland at Italy’s northernmost border, Alto Adige produces only a small amount of the country’s total wine. But this picturesque region has the highest proportion of Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC) wines in the country. That
Alto Adige offers more than one white wine (#ItalianFWT) Read More »
Bottled or canned – in boxes or kegs – how do you prefer your wine? The wine industry is bubbling with new packaging options. Consumers have more choices than ever before. Last year, canned wine sales jumped 69% to more than $69 million. Compare that to sales of just $2 million in 2012. I’ve been
Same wine, different package – does it matter? Read More »
What do you know about Cabernet Franc? If you live on the East Coast, as I do, you may know that Cab Franc is gaining a foothold among producers from New York State to Virginia. Perhaps you’ve been poured a Cab Franc, a rosé of Cab Franc or even a Cab Franc ice wine on
Make ‘room for Saumur Champigny from the Loire (#Winophiles) Read More »
