As you may recall, earlier in the year, TY fled the country to avoid having to drink wine with me. (She claimed it was something to do with a job opportunity, but I’m sceptical.) In the spring, she said she’d be back for a visit. She also said she was in a Sangiovese phase. So […]
Ah, Corvina. A very much under-appreciated grape in my opinion. It’s the key grape in Amarone, which is probably how many people know it. That’s a shame. I have nothing against Amarone, but it is made from partially-dried grapes, and tends to be big and hearty. A winter wine that doesn’t really let the grape […]
Sometimes, the best answer to the vagaries of life is cheap fizz. Preferably one you don’t feel bad about drinking out of a tumbler or mug. Paired with something decidedly non-pretentious. Cheese toasties, for example, as long as they aren’t posh ones. Of late, Solealto has been my go-to fizz for such circumstances. It’s close […]
TY recently became Dr. TY. So, we celebrated in rather unoriginal fashion with wine and cheese. We did, at least, push the boat out a bit on both regards, getting some very nice Italian cheeses to go with the Le Due Porte, a wine I had been meaning to try for some time. Well, by […]
Back in about 2011, when I was looking to shift from studying genocide to wine, I looked into doing field work in northern Italy. Valtellina, to be specific. In the end, although I loved the place, it didn’t work out. More about logistics than the people, who were wonderful. Dirupi is one of the winemakers […]
