Each week, I highlight a wine that leaves a lasting impression—whether for its distinctive character, compelling story, or sheer drinking pleasure. This week’s standout: the 2021 Heinrich Mayr Südtirol Kretzer. My discovery of this wine was serendipitous. During a recent webinar with Cantina Bozen, a question arose about rosé from Südtirol, the alpine wine region of…
Tag: Rosato
Wine of the Week: 2020 Prima Materia Barbera & Aglianico Rosé
As a wine enthusiast, it’s fun to share my interest in unfamiliar, unsung wine regions and/or grape varieties. My Wine of the Week, the 2020 Prima Materia Rosé checks both of those boxes. About Lake County AVA Lake County is located in Calfornia’s larger North Coast AVA, just north of Napa and Sonoma counties and to the east of Mendocino County. Clear…
Dreaming of Sicily With A Graci Rosato #ItalianFWT
Maybe you saw it. There was an article in Forbes stating that Sicily is planning to discount half the price of plane tickets and pay for one of every three nights in hotels in a €50 million scheme to revive its battered tourism industry. This was 6 weeks or so into California’s Shelter-In-Place order, and quarantine…