Despite the contemporary focus on terroir and vineyard expression, winemaking never the less makes a difference. No place provides better evidence of this than Valpolicella. It’s hard to imagine a more uninspiring […]
After spending the last two weeks in Canada–two weeks in Vancouver and two weeks in the Okanagan Valley– Sunday we head back to the states, toward Walla Walla Washington and […]
With the various iterations of Nebbiolo, Piemonte produces one of the most distinctive wines in the world. (See this post about our visit to Piemonte wine country.) But as with most regions […]
We were feeling really rotten as we left Cinque Terre behind, heading toward Piemonte on our month-long visit to Northern Italy, having picked up a nasty cold on the tour […]
Our wine and food tour of Tuscany concludes with a journey to Liguria for a finale of seafood and scenery along Italy’s Riviera—the five fishing villages of Cinque Terre. Today […]
Chianti, Montepulciano, and Montalcino—the main wine regions in the Province of Siena—have strong traditions that exercise a gravitational pull on their wine styles. The commitment to earthy Sangiovese, the delicate style […]
Our visit to Brunello di Montalcino is the day I’ve been waiting for. As good as the wines have been in Chianti and Montepulciano, it is Brunello where Sangiovese […]
We are still in the province of Siena on Day 2 of our tour of Tuscany. The walled village of Montepulciano serves up medieval and Renaissance buildings decked out in […]
After a short stop in Florence, our tour headed south toward the Chianti Classico region of Gaiole with the first stop at Badia a Coltibuono (Abbey of the Good Harvest), […]
Our month-long trip through the wine regions of Central and Northern Italy began in Florence where we were to meet the tour that would traverse Chianti, Montepulciano, Brunello di Montalcino, […]
Roving Decanter 