Category Archives: wine

When You’ve Lost the Passion…

Posted on February 3, 2022 by joyofwine

When I started this blog in 2013, I had big ideas of posting once a week, maybe even twice. I had started on the wine journey, getting ready to do WSET 3 and learning all I could about wine. I … Continue reading →

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Hearty Beef Stew & Barbaresco – #ItalianFWT

Posted on November 6, 2021 by joyofwine

In the second installment of the “Big B’s” (Brunello in October), this month we explore Barbaresco, the sometimes forgotten nebbiolo of Piemonte. For fans of Barolo (which we will cover next month), Barbaresco may seem a distant second. For me, … Continue reading →

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Exploring Verdicchio: One of Italy’s Most Ageable White Grapes- #ItalianFWT

Posted on September 3, 2021 by joyofwine

For September’s #ItalianFWT, we’ll be exploring this amazing white grape of the Marche region, one of the most beautiful regions on the Adriatic coast. In our previous episodes, we discovered Trebbiano di Soave from Veneto (Verdicchio this month) and Trebbiano … Continue reading →

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Exploring Verdicchio: One of Italy’s Most Ageable White Grapes (Preview)

Posted on August 21, 2021 by joyofwine

For September’s #ItalianFWT, we’ll be exploring this amazing white grape of the Marche region, one of the most beautiful regions on the Adriatic coast. In our previous episodes, we discovered Trebbiano di Soave from Veneto (Verdicchio this month) and Trebbiano … Continue reading →

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A Tour of Wines of Lombardia and Toasting to Lugana – #ItalianFWT

Posted on August 6, 2021 by joyofwine

This month for #ItalianFWT, we travel to Lombardia, where international and native grapes live in harmony. Nebbiolo (known here as Chiavennasca) is highly underrated, but appellations like Valtellina are becoming more and more known on the Italian wine stage, with … Continue reading →

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