Category Archives: Italy

Tuna and Prosecco: A Delightful Lunch

Posted on July 13, 2011 by

I’ve always been a big fan of Prosecco, the charming and thirst-slaking Italian sparkling wine, for festive and casual bubbles imbibing. At a recent lunch at Serafina, I was reminded what a great food wine it is as well. Prosecco … Continue reading →

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VINO 2011: The Grand Tasting

Posted on January 27, 2011 by

It’s here: the big finish to the three-day Italian wine extravaganza that is VINO 2011. A tasting of wines so deep, so enormous, and so loaded with every type of wine imaginable (reds, whites, rosés, sparklers, dessert) that I desperately … Continue reading →

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VINO 2011: Italian Wine Discoveries

Posted on January 25, 2011 by

Greetings from VINO 2011 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City, a wine conference sponsored by the Italian Trade Commission. How do you navigate a wine tasting with over 80 producers, each pouring multiple wines? Do you try them all? … Continue reading →

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Prosecco: Freshness Matters!

Posted on December 23, 2010 by

Sometimes you can learn a lot about a wine from a back label. Let’s take the Bisol Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Crede for instance. This single-vineyard gem is not only thirst-slaking, palate-cleansing, and party-starting, but the good folks at Bisol are … Continue reading →

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Quintarelli: Great with Thai Food

Posted on December 20, 2010 by

Like Dal Forno Romano, the wines of Quintarelli will change your notions of the heights that great Valpolicella can reach. And, to my pleasant surprise, Quintarelli also makes a hell of a white wine. The Secco Ca’ del Merlo is … Continue reading →

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Tasting The Legend: Dal Forno Romano

Posted on November 11, 2010 by

It’s not often that you get to cross a dream wine off your tasting wish list. It’s even less often that you get to cross off three in one night. And it’s the rarest of rare occasions that all the … Continue reading →

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