Joel | March 20, 2009
Di Majo Norante “don Luigi” Molise 2001 Montepulciano DOC
“A faint sun
that has come out on purpose from the fog
to send a shaft of light and give some breath…”
(from “Winter Sun” by Molisan poet EUGENIO CIRESE, Translated by Luigi Bonaffini. Please see the super piece on Cirese @ http://home.att.net/~l.bonaffini/cirese.htm, authored by Giambattista Faralli)
The expressive wines [...]
Joel | March 9, 2009
Sicily: Colosi Nero d’Avola 2007
Have you ever secretly wanted to fall in love with a gorgeously suave, dark Sicilian?
OK: I know one. But, first…
The Cantine Colosi farm is located on the island of Salina, one of seven islands of the Eoloian Archipelago arising from the Tyrrhenian Sea north-east of Sicily. The archipelago is named [...]
Joel | March 9, 2009
Wine Lovers: Favorite wine / travel photos available as gift cards, prints, or canvas @ http://vintrospective.imagekind.com/
Joel | March 7, 2009
Utter the ancient words Vallis Polys Cellae. Go ahead and try it. They mean Valley of Many Cellars. Feel V’s vibration, your lips touch for the “P”, your tongue upon the roof of your mouth for “L”. Feel history in your mouth.
A simple act of speech provides an intriguing impression of the wine region we [...]
