Tag: passito

• Life is Sweeter with Amarone

  

  Amarone della Valpolicella is one of Italy’s greatest wines. It is a complex wine, rich and bold, with each sip embracing years of tradition. There is no other wine made quite like it. It can also be a divisive wine. While most people adore the rich notes of dried fruit and raisin-like sweetness some find […]

  Michelle Williams

  January 31, 2018

  Food, Italian wine, Italy, Music, Wine, Winetasting

  2012 Monte Zovo Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Veneto Italy, Amarone della Valpolicella, Food and Wine Pairing, Ina Garten, Italian wine, Italy, Madeleine Peyroux – Dance Me To the End of Love, Monte Zovo Azienda Agricola, passito, Recipe, Veneto, wine, Wine 101, wine and food pairing, wine review

• Celebrating Italian Harvest with #ItalianFWT

  

  In the world of Italian wine September means harvest. It is common in Italy for grape harvesting to be done by hand. It is back breaking work for many, a rush to pick the grapes when their sugar levels (brix) are just right. Some wineries begin their harvest at the break of dawn, while others […]

  Michelle Williams

  October 1, 2016

  #ItalianFWT, Food, harvest, Italy, Travel, Wine

  #ItalianFWT, Ben Rye, Contessa Entellina Estate, Donnafugata, food, Gran Via, harvest, harvest2016, Italy, José Rallo, music, passito, Sicily, travel, Viaggio in Italy, wine