Joel | August 9, 2010
Watching Luca Ferraro prune vines, I was reminded of that intensely intimate connection between musician and instrument as he tunes before a performance.
A series of quick, on-the-fly adjustments, decisions, corrections …then, music can be made.
And I wanted to hear the music.
We drove the two hours to New York City to purchase Bele Casel’s Prosecco Extra [...]
Joel | April 14, 2010
Piona Corvina Veronese Campo Massimo 2006, IGT
Winemaker Albino Piona thinks of grapes as providing a palette of colors for his “paintings”, the wines. And, as great artists do, Piona stays personally involved with his “paintings” from their earliest beginnings as buds in the vineyard, through harvest, to cellar and bottle.*
Piona winemaking is informed by [...]
Joel | February 10, 2010
Mad Love. Forever. That’s your likely reward for showing up on Valentine’s Day with Prosecco and white chocolate in hand.
Prosecco’s playful, mischievous character combined with the decadent attitude of white chocolate sets a mood that’s…uhmmm…appropriate for Valentine’s Day.
White chocolate truffles will up the pleasure ante: their round shape indulges sweet shared nibbling, [...]
Joel | February 1, 2010
Vaona Valpolicella Classico 2008, DOC
I imagine setting down a bottle of Vaona Valpolicella Classico in front of a mirror and, in the reflection, here’s what I’d see:
family members cultivating grapes, dressing
vines, hands, pruning knives; doing
good work, living
tradition, pursuing quality
for its own sake.
Yeah, this beautifully classic wine is that honest. Without trying to be overly [...]
