Italian wine

Pizza wine! Fresh, fruity and made from native Italian grapes (#ItalianFWT)

6 Comments / Italian wine, Organic wine, wine /

Corvina and Rondinella. Let’s call them two gentle grapes of Verona. You may have met these indigenous Italian grapes in popular Valpolicella. Now I invite you to taste Bardolino, a red wine made southeast of Lake Garda in the Verona province of Veneto, Italy. Like Valpolicella, Bardolino is a blend of Corvina and Rondinella. Corvina […]

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Join us to explore Abruzzo and Le Marche (#ItalianFWT)

7 Comments / Abruzzo, Italian wine, Le Marche, wine, Wine and food pairing /

Of the many potential Italian destinations, one near the top of my bucket list is wild and wonderful Abruzzo. Located on the Adriatic (east) coast of mountainous central Italy, Abruzzo is just a short drive east of Rome and more affordable than Tuscany. High peaks in the Apennine Mountains, the spine of Italy, gradually slope

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Mushroom Polenta and Vin Rouge with Native Grapes (#winePW)

4 Comments / Italian wine, Valle d'Aosta, wine, Wine and food pairing /

Here’s a riddle: Two bottles of open red wine are in the fridge. One is a complex, savory Cabernet Sauvignon from Washington state. The other is a light-bodied, northern Italian red blend that hasn’t spent any time in oak. Which do you finish first? Quite reasonably, your answer might be the one in the fridge

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Famiglia Tasca shares its love for Nero d’Avola (#ItalianFWT)

7 Comments / Italian wine, Nero d'Avola, Sicilian wine, wine, Wine and food pairing /

Tasca is a well-known and prodigious name in Sicily. Since establishing Tenuta Regaliali (the Regaliali estate) in 1830, the Tasca d’Almerita family has been mining the sun-drenched island’s potential for producing quality wine. Now the family owns almost 1,500 acres of land on five different estates throughout Sicily – Regaleali, Capofaro, Tascante, Whitaker and Sallier

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Chianti Classico and spaghetti to warm the body and soul (#ItalianFWT)

1 Comment / Chianti Classico, Italian wine, wine, Wine and food pairing /

Less than a mile from my home is a vineyard, a strange sight to find in an urban neighborhood. The vines consist of native grapes – Concord, Niagara and Delaware – planted decades ago on a lot of about half an acre or so. I like to walk past this vineyard from time to time

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