Category Archives: wine

Lambrusco(s)- The Star(s) of Emilia-Romagna (#ItalianFWT)

Posted on May 31, 2019 by

Lambrusco, the main family of red grapes from the Emilia side of Emilia-Romagna, is gaining in trend and popularity. Even five years ago, no one had even heard of Lambrusco, let alone be drinking it! Now, the family is gaining … Continue reading →

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For Such a Time as This

Posted on May 26, 2019 by

The last two months have been a bit of a whirlwind with two trips to Italy in a month and a half, a job layoff, and now figuring out what to do next in my life. Well, I find myself … Continue reading →

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The Power of Sagrantino- #ItalianFWT

Posted on February 1, 2019 by

Talking about native grapes of Italy is probably one of my favourite things to do! For this month’s #ItalianFWT, we travel to Umbria, Italy’s only landlocked region. it doesn’t need water to make it great though! One of the few … Continue reading →

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So this is 2019…

Posted on January 5, 2019 by

Happy New Year! This is a wine blog, but I don’t consider myself a “wine blogger”. I don’t receive “free samples” to write about (mostly because our laws pretty much prohibit that), I have to rely on importers/distributors to bring … Continue reading →

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For The Love of Champagne

Posted on December 3, 2018 by

There’s this lure about Champagne; she seduces us with her fine bubbles, her lineage, her cache, chicness, and sometimes, that je ne sais quoi. Somm’s adore her…in fact there’s not one wine professional out there who I know that doesn’t … Continue reading →

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