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Italian Artists: Movimento Degli Arcani & Apulia
Life is sometimes stranger than fiction and this past weekend it seemed that many of my different lives came together in a strange union of coincidences. As I mentioned when I changed the theme on my...
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Italian Indigenous Varieties: Bonamico From Pisa
It’s Thursday and that means indigenous varieties over here at Avvinare. The latest grape that I’ve learned about is called Bonamico nero. It hails from Tuscany, specifically from the area around Pisa....
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Italian Indigenous Varieties: Caloria from Tuscany
This week’s indigenous variety is called Caloria from Tuscany. Specifically it is from the area near the city of Massa, in the province of Massa Carrara. The grape is used as a blending grape in red...
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Pre-Vinitaly: OperaWine, Verona, Setting Up
Verona, March, Vinitaly. Early, early, early. This year the fair seems to be particularly early and I’m here early too. Every year I come to Vinitaly in a different capacity. This year, I’m here to see...
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Wine of the Week: Les Cepages Baron Philippe de Rothschild At Metropolitan...
One of the truly great places to be at Christmas, if not skiing somewhere exciting, sunning somewhere warm or sailing in the Caribbean, is New York City. The city is festooned with beautiful Christmas...
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Local Wine Shops In New York City: Long Island City
This week I am dedicating my blog to New York. I lost a member of my family recently who was a true New Yorker – a Brooklynite and Dodger fan at the outset of his life, an inhabitant of the … Continue...
View ArticleTuscany & Its Art Works Still Have A Hold On Me Like No Other
I guess it’s actually true that your first love can never really be replaced…In this case though, I’m talking about a city and a region. I was thinking about Florence today and was reminded of why I...
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