Tag: Lazio Wine

Antiqua Tours in Tbilisi, Georgia

Photo courtesy of Anthony Swift at Wine Pleasures At the end of March, I will be speaking at the 6th Annual International Wine Tourism Conference which will be held in the beautiful city of Tbilisi, Georgia 29-30 March, 2014. I will be speaking about the culture of wine, wine as culture, and the people who […]

My Top 9 of 2013

Well, another year has passed and it seems fitting to list some of my top wine, craft beer and food moments of 2013. Studies and the success of sites like BuzzFeed show that people respond positively to lists, so I have decided to end 2013 with a new feature on my blog, and that is […]

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 […]

Back in a Few…

Sorry folks about the lack of posts.  I have had two computer meltdowns in the past month and I am trying to reorganize files plus work.  The good news is that I recently bought myself a present: a new DSLR camera!  So my photos should improve. Like this awesome photo I took while eating in […]

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

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 […]

Future Wine Lovers

  My wonderful students after our last class!  <3 Sometimes, only sometimes, we encounter young people that are extraordinary.  These people give us old people hope for the future.  In this case, my last group of wine students was so fantastic, smart and talented I wanted to cry when I said goodbye.  As a group […]