Tag: Wines of Italy

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 […]

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 […]