Joel | January 4, 2010
Sportoletti Assisi Rosso 2007, DOC
Be praised, my Lord, be praised with all your creatures,
especially our brother, Master Sun,
through whom you bring us day and give us light.
He is, Most High, a living sign of you,
so beautifully he shines with splendor bright.
— Canticle of the Creatures, St. Francis of [...]
Joel | June 12, 2009
Lamborghini Trescone 2004, Umbria Rosso IGT
Ready to kick up your heels?
The Trescone, one of Central Italy’s oldest folk dances, has traditionally been performed to celebrate the end of the harvest. And, in addition to the harvest, Umbrian folk have plenty to dance about: the region has wonderful wines, food, culture, and natural beauty.
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Joel | June 3, 2009
Goretti Le Mura Saracene Montefalco Rosso 2006, DOC
One of Italian wine’s greatest blending partnerships - that of Sangiovese and Sagrantino - hails from the area of Montefalco, aka “il balcone dell’Umbria” or “The balcony of Umbria”, so named because of its dominant position at 400m above sea level from which one can enjoy panoramic landscapes of [...]
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 [...]
