There are grapes, like Chardonnay, that are grown in seemingly every wine region around the globe. On the other extreme,…
I’ve had the pleasure of visiting Italy’s beautiful Le Marche region on two occasions (so far). Actually, I’ve been there…
The popularity of the wines of Sicily has not coincidentally paralleled the increase in the quality of the wines over…
News reports on the 2014 European olive oil harvest (the fruits of which are hitting the shelves now…maybe) are not…
When I last left you, last year, I was talking bubbles for the New Year and told you if it’s…
When Phylloxera devastated Piedmont in the late 1800s, Barbera was the choice for many new plantings. It grew easily and…
Close your eyes and imagine drinking a glass of wine in a piazza in Florence or enjoying a beautifully crafted…