Tag: Montepulciano

• A Summer of Italian Wine

  

  In Italy what grows together, goes together. This is one reason Italian wines are so food friendly. Another contributing factor to the ease of Italian wine-food pairing is the landscape of the Italian Peninsula – northern mountains trail down its spine, lush green plains and forests, rolling hills, ancient volcanoes, and two distinct islands, all…

  Michelle Williams

  July 6, 2018

  Food, Italian wine, Italy, Wine, wine review, Winetasting

  2008 Antonelli Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG Umbria, 2014 Duchman Family Winery Aglianico Oswald Vineyard Texas USA, 2014 Luca Bosio Vineyards Moscato d’Asit DOCG, 2015 Tascante ‘Ghiaia Nera’ Nerello Mascalese Sicily DOC, 2015 Tenuta Alzatura Montefalco Rosso DOC Umbria, 2016 Duchman Family Winery Vermentino Bingham Family Vineyard Texas USA, 2016 Gran Passione Rosso Veneto IGT, 2016 Luca Bosio Vineyards Barbera d’Asti DOCG, 2016 Luca Bosio Vineyards Cortese di Gavi DOCG, 2016 Luca Bosio Vineyards Langhe Arneis DOCG, 2016 Troon Vineyard Montepulciano Kubli Bench Applegate Valley Oregon USA, 2016 Troon Vineyard Sangiovese Kubli Bench Applegate Valley Oregon USA ($25), Aglianico, Arneis, Barbera, Cortesa, food and wine pairings, Gavi, Italian wine, Montepulciano, Moscato d’Asti, Oregon Wine, Pairing Italian wine with summer, Sagrantino, Sangiovese, summer, Texas wine, Vermentino, wine, wine and food pairings, wine review

• Boscarelli: Quietly Crafting Outstanding #Wine

  

  Tuscan wines are smoking hot right now. There are eight Tuscan wines in the Top 52 of Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines of 2015. The current release 2010 vintage of Brunello is arguably its best in a decade. Chianti’s 2010 through 2012 and the not yet released 2013 vintage are solid performers and the coastal…

  Michelle Williams

  November 30, 2015

  Food, Italy, Music, Poderi Boscarelli, Travel, Tuscany, Vacation, Wine

  Boscarelli, Collective Soul, December, food, Italian wine, Italy, Montepulciano, music, Poderi Boscarelli, travel, Tuscan Wine, Tuscany, vacation, Vin Santo, Vino Nobile de Montepulciano, wine, Wine Spectator

• Welcoming the Sun at Avignonesi Winery

  

  Rain rain go away; come again another day. As we began our 2 hour trek from Rome to Montepulciano it was raining, hard. Driving an unfamiliar car in an unfamiliar land can be challenging enough, add rain to the mix and who knows what it going to happen. Well what happened is we made our…

  Michelle Williams

  November 16, 2015

  Avignonesi, Food, Italy, Montepulciano, Music, Travel, Tuscany, Vacation, Vin Santo, Vino Nobile, Wine

  Avignonesi, food, Herbie Hancock, Italy, Maiden Voyage, Montepulciano, Toscano IGT, travel, Tuscany, vacation, Vin Santo, Vino Nobile, wine

• The Final Four: Which Grapes Remain?

  The madness certainly continued through the Sweet 16 and the Elite 8. Of course there is great joy in our house for Wisconsin’s victory over Arizona. Did you watch the Kentucky vs Notre Dame game? Wow! I thought Notre Dame was going to pull out the upset of the year but the powerhouse that is…

  Michelle Williams

  March 30, 2015

  Basketball, Chardonnay, Ezerjo, Final Four, March Madness, Merlot, Montepulciano, Wine

  Basketball, Chardonnay, Duke, Ezerjo, Final Four, Kentucky, March Madness, Merlot, Michigan State, Montepulciano, music, wine, Wisconsin