When Sangiovese Meets The Snail – Slow Wine Italy
So after having a bit of a rant about terroir, oak and sense of place in wines last week, how am I going to help you find artisan producers who strive to also… Continue reading
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A Visit To Castello Di Potentino In Tuscany
Without doubt, one of the best wine discoveries of 2012 for me were the wines of Castello Di Potentino. Nestled at the foothills of Monte Amiata, lies the estate run by Alexander Greene… Continue reading
New Season’s Olive Oil Showdown 2012
It’s end of year awards season at the moment with every newspaper, blog and magazine under the sun listing their best wines of the year for 2012. Although many producers may covet inclusion… Continue reading
Beautiful Brunello Di Montalcino Part Two – A Tasting at Col d’Orcia
It’s been a while, but I’ve finally got a chance to post about some of the wines that I tasted during my visit to Col d’Orcia in October. We were shown around the… Continue reading
Beautiful Brunello di Montalcino – A Visit To Col d’Orcia
I’ve written in these pages before that Brunello di Montalcino is a luxury purchase for me. It’s expensive and much like Barolo, good Brunello takes years of cellaring to realise its true potential… Continue reading
Picture Perfect Tuscany Part 2
To further whet the appetite for my upcoming blog posts on my visits at Castello di Potentino and Col d’Orcia, here is another installment of wine photos from my recent trip to Tuscany.… Continue reading
Picture Perfect Tuscany
As we approach The Vine Inspiration’s birthday, I’ve finally got around setting up the Facebook page so please click on the ‘like’ button on the blog homepage. Not content with merely adding one… Continue reading
The Barolos of G.D. Vajra
When I was in college, a can of Bavaria was the drink of choice for most undergraduates. Unsurprisingly, it would seem that going to college in Italy would have delivered quite a different,… Continue reading
Podere Il Carnasciale – Il Caberlot
I reckon that if you write a wine blog that has any sort of focus on Italian wine, your views on James Suckling and Antonio Galloni will go a long way to defining… Continue reading
Wedding Wines – Some Gems
Well it’s taken me a while to make good on my promise to highlight some of the better wines that I came across when on the hunt for wines for my wedding but… Continue reading