Joel | April 15, 2009
Argillae Orvieto 2007
Umbria’s most famous painter, Pietro Vannucci, aka “il Perugino” and founder of the Umbrian school of painting, is known for a compositional style of simple purity and symmetrical beauty. One can only imagine he would have appreciated the classic structure and utterly harmonious proportions of the Argillae Orvieto.
Orvieto, Umbria’s most famous wine, is a blended wine [...]
Joel | April 13, 2009
4 Things To Do With Your Leftover Wine
We all have times when the wine bottle is not quite empty. Here are a few simple things you can do with your leftover wine that won’t cost you a penny and will give you something valuable in return. None of these involve products that gas or vacuum
1. [...]
Joel | April 8, 2009
Italy, Piedmont: Manzone Dolcetto D’Alba “Le Ciliegie” 2006
Monforte d’Alba has a history the stuff of which movies are made. Once a Pagus Romanus - earliest known Italian administrative unit of Roman Settlement - Monforte was the scene of the Cathar heresy. Defeated Cathars were led in chains to burn at the stake. Referencing the story, [...]
Joel | April 6, 2009
Fontaleoni Vernaccia di San Gimignano 2007
Fontaleoni Vernaccia di San Gimignano 2009
The City of Beautiful Towers, as San Gimignano is known, is rich in culture, history, art, nature - and Vernaccia is part of it all!
As early as 1276 San Gimignano municiple records tell us of a thriving trade for its Vernaccia. An exquisitely delicate white wine, vernaccia [...]
