20 Vintages Of Le Macchiole’s Paleo Rosso
If you Google the word ‘paleo’, you’ll get a load of guff about a modern diet that forces participants to eat foods based on those consumed by the hunter gathers in the Paleolithic… Continue reading
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Keeping An Eye On The Weather In Sicily Via Cusumano’s App
The jet stream screwed us. Well that’s what Sky News is putting our unseasonably wet weather down to. Unfortunately, it’s screwing everyone, so mainland Europe is having as weird and wonderful a time… Continue reading
Liberty Premium Tuscan Wine Tasting – Return To My First Love
Tuscan wines were my first love. Everyone has one, the bottle that once you taste it makes you realise that much of the wine you’ve been drinking previously was mere plonk and this… Continue reading
Tasted at The Real Wine Fair – COS
Returning readers may remember that I listed the COS Cerasuolo di Vittoria 2008 in my most interesting wines of 2011 listing. Giusto Occhipinti was at The Real Wine Fair with a range of… Continue reading
Tasted at RAW – Tenuta di Valgiano
Update: Read about my April 2013 visit to Tenuta Di Valgiano at this link. Tenuta di Valgiano first came to my attention when a friend of mine who spends a lot of time… Continue reading
Moscato – The last straw!
Right, that’s it, I’ve had enough. Two weeks ago, The Observer newspaper featured an article about Moscato d’Asti, accompanied by the now ubiquitous photo of a hip hop star. Rappers, and Drake in… Continue reading
Rivera’s Portfolio Pyramid at Rigby’s
I recently popped along again to Rigby’s Deli and Dining Room on Leeson St., Dublin for dinner. I’ve written about Rigby’s and the delights of BYO previously, so you may already be aware… Continue reading
Castello di Potentino Pop-Up
I hate the phrase “pop-up restaurant”. To me, pop-up implies here today, gone next week – I don’t think a pop-up should be a way to create interest in a venture which the… Continue reading
Liberty Wines 2012 Portfolio Tasting – Part 2
Last week, I wrote the first part of my blog about some interesting wines from the recent Liberty Wines tasting in Dublin. This week, I’m going to present the final part of my… Continue reading