An Overview of the 2011 Vintage Port Tour, NYC, and the Basics About Port
Last week I felt inspired by reading Anatoli’s wonderful accounts of his recent trip to Portugal on his excellent wine blog, Talk-A-Vino. Beside telling us all about the restaurants he dined at, he of...
View ArticleThe End of the Quest for Authentic Italian Food: Arthur Avenue
A few Saturdays ago, Francesca and I finally went to check out a place that had been on our minds for a while: famed Arthur Avenue in the Bronx, NY. Arthur Avenue is first and foremost an Avenue in the...
View ArticleWinEvents: Vinitaly International/Slow Wine NYC 2014 & Gambero Rosso’s Tre...
Just a quick FYI to let our US-based readers know that, once again, the time has come for the two most important Italian wine fairs in the US: both Vinitaly International in association with Slow Wine...
View ArticleThe Best of Vinitaly International/Slow Wine 2014 NYC
On February 3 I went to the 2014 Vinitaly International / Slow Wine event that was held in New York City, where Slow Food Editore (the publisher of the Slow Wine Guide, a guide in English to Italian...
View ArticleFull Report About Gambero Rosso’s Tre Bicchieri NYC 2014
Finally, I managed to find the time to organize my notes and write my full report about the Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri 2014 Italian wine fair that took place in New York City back in February. Just...
View Article#chianticool: “Not Your Grandma’s Chianti”– A Chianti Tasting in NYC
A few weeks ago I attended a seminar and wine tasting event organized by the Consorzio Vino Chianti (a producers’ consortium that has been promoting and controlling the quality of Chianti wine since...
View ArticleTasting Notes from the Benvenuto Brunello 2015, NYC Event
Last week I had the opportunity to attend the Benvenuto Brunello USA 2015 event which was organized and sponsored by the Brunello di Montalcino Wine Consortium at the gorgeous location of Gotham Hall...
View ArticleFull Report On Gambero Rosso’s Tre Bicchieri NYC 2015 – Part I (Northern Italy)
A couple of weeks ago was that time of the year yet again, when I got to participate (along with my good friend Anatoli, AKA Talk-A-Vino) in one of the most eagerly anticipated Italian wine events in...
View ArticleFull Report On Gambero Rosso’s Tre Bicchieri NYC 2015 – Part II (Central Italy)
In this second chapter of my report on Gambero Rosso’s Tre Bicchieri 2015 NYC event, you will find my tasting notes for those central Italian producers (loosely interpreted, as I am adding Liguria...
View ArticleFull Report On Gambero Rosso’s Tre Bicchieri NYC 2015 – Part III (Southern...
In this third and last chapter of my report on Gambero Rosso’s Tre Bicchieri 2015 NYC event, you will find my tasting notes for those producers from southern Italy and the two main islands (Sardinia...
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