This month, the Italian Food, Wine, and Travel Group (#ItalianFWT) is making a virtual return visit to Italy’s southernmost wine region, and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea – Sicily! I decided to focus on Nerello Mascalese (pronounced “nair-rello mask-ah-lay-zay” ), an autochthonous (a.k.a. indigenous; but I love the way it looks and sounds) grape variety most…
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Wine of the Day; 2015 Peter Zemmer “Rollhütt” Pinot Noir
2015 Peter Zemmer “Rollhütt” Pinot Noir – If you’re looking for an Old World Pinot Noir for under $20 …look no further! This wine hails from the Suditrol sub-region of the Alto Adige DOC, which borders Austria and Switzerland in northern Italy. Grapes for this wine were sourced from vineyards in the immediate vicinity of…
Wine Of The Day: 2013 Josetta Saffirio Langhe Rossese Bianco
Rossese Bianco is a grape native to the Cinque Terra region of Italy. It made its way to the Langhe in the late nineteenth century, and was rediscovered in old vineyards of Monforte in the mid 70s. The Langhe Rossese Bianco DOC was established in 2011, acknowledging it as a grape variety native to…
Caspri Luna Blu and Grilled Moroccan Chicken #ItalianFWT
Our Italian Food Wine and Travel (#ItalianFWT) has explored each of Italy’s twenty regions. Now, we taking deeper dive into Italy. This month we explore Italian “orange” (skin-fermented white) wines. I’m pairing the super natural and edgy 2012 Caspri Luna Blu IGT orange wine with Grilled Moroccan Chicken! What is Orange Wine? Essentially, orange wines…
A Taste of Molise: Authentic Italy
One of the things I love most about food and wine is their ability to transport one to a different place. I think a place’s people, culture, and customs are reflected in its food and wine. In that sense, one can virtually travel the world through food and wine. And that is exactly what we are…
A Taste of Marche; Chicken in Potacchio with Sartarelli Verdicchio
One of the things I love most about food and wine is their ability to transport one to a different place. And a place’s people, culture, and customs are reflected in its food and wine. In that sense, one can virtually travel the world through food and wine. And that is exactly what we are doing…
A Taste of Sicily-Tuna and Sea Bass Spiedini #ItalianFWT
One of the things I love most about food and wine is their ability to transport one to a different place. And a place’s people, culture, and customs are reflected in its food and wine. In that sense, one can virtually travel the world through food and wine. And that is exactly what we are doing…
A Taste of Alto Adige – Cantina Terlano Classico #ItalianFWT
One of the things I love most about food and wine is their ability to transport one to a different place. And a place’s people, culture, and customs are reflected in its food and wine. In that sense, one can virtually travel the world through food and wine. And that is exactly what we are doing…
A Taste of the Tuscany Coast #ItalianFWT
One of the things I love most about food and wine is their ability to transport one to a different place. And a place’s people, culture, and customs are reflected in its food and wine. In that sense, one can virtually travel the world through food and wine. And that is exactly what we are…
Wine of the Week; 2012 Vigneto San Vito – Orsi Pignoletto
Every Thursday I feature a wine I particularly enjoy, whether it’s something new and different, is a great value, or from a producer worth checking out. This week’s wine is the 2012 Vigneto San Vito – Orsi Pignoletto Colli Bolognesi Classico Vigna del Grotto. The Winery Federico Orsi & Carola Orsi Pallavicino founded Orsi – Vigneto San Vito in 2005 with…