Tag: Italian wine

On Grapes and Grandfathers

Damiano Ciolli in his element I have not been a particularly active blogger in the past few months despite attending many interesting tastings, several visits to wineries throughout central Italy, participating in a press trip to Port and the Douro Valley and falling in love with the wines and people of Portugal (especially port wine!) […]

Roèt Vendemmia 2013

Malvasia Puntinata is easily recognized by its lovely dots Let me share with you how we roll in the Castelli Romani.  This is how the grapes get picked on a small farm to make a natural, organic wine for personal consumption.  We don’t have aprons.  And since we are organic, there are bees, wasps and […]

Ettore in the Vineyards

Ettore knows he way around a vineyard.  My much loved and missed intern Katie took these photos of him.Frascati VineyardsWine Tour with Ettore

Bibenda Day 2012

I haven’t had much time for wine tasting lately.  I am studying for the Rome Guide Exam and it is more or less taking over my life.  I’ve attended a few tastings with our ladies tasting group and, recently, Bibenda Day at the Hotel Cavalieri.  I’ve posted about other tastings and events hosted by AIS on […]

Wine Tasting in Rome

A guest of Ettore’s just posted this photo on his Facebook page, so I thought I would share.  Not only do you learn about the fascinating world of Italian wine, you have fun while meeting fellow guests who share in an interest in wine.  When in Rome, join us for a great night and drink […]

Beyond Rome: The Products of Lazio

  3/5 of a whole Last week I joined Hande, Irene and Theo for a fun evening of wine and oil tasting hosted by AIS.  The theme for the evening was Lazio.  As a Lazio food and wine aficionado I was looking forward to trying products from producers I had never tried before. Most of […]

Great Books on Wine

In the interests of keeping this blog going after a brief taco eating hiatus, I just wanted to share some of my favorite wine books that I think offer a lot for both the novice and expert.   Let me say, however, that I think the only way to ever really get to know wine is to […]