Tag: Sardegna

• Forbes Article: Six Reasons To Fall In Love With Vermentino

  

  Vermentino is an easy grape to love. A flexible white grape – crisp enough for white wine drinkers, while red wine fans are drawn to its savory, food-friendly nature. Once discovered, you too will fall in love with Vermentino. Learn more in my latest for Forbes

  Michelle Williams

  September 17, 2020

  California, Italy, Wine, wine review, Winetasting

  Applegate Valley wine, best white wine, Fields Family Wine, food friendly, Lodi Wine, Mediterranean wine, Rolle, Sardegna, Sardinia, Texas wine, Troon Vineyards, Two Shepherds Wine, Vermentino, white wine, William Chris Vineyards, wine, wine review, wine tasting

• The Wonderful World of Grenache

  

  “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” ~ William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet You are likely familiar with the grape varietal Grenache. Probably even Garnacha. What about Cannonau? This grape of many names is the second most widely planted grape yet its origin is somewhat controversial. When Googling “Cannonau,” Grenache is the result.…

  Michelle Williams

  June 24, 2016

  Cannonau, Food, Garnacha, Grenache, Music, Wine

  #SBCWines, Borsao Tres Picos Garnacha 2013, Cannonau, Domaine Lafage 2011 Nicholas 100% Grenache Noir IGT Villes Vignes France, food, France, French Wine, Garnacha, Grenache, McLaren Vale, Santa Barbara County, Santa Barbara Wine, Sardegna, Sella & Mosca Cannonau di Sardegna Riserva 2010 Italy, Spice Route 2012 Grenache Swartland South Africa, Stolpman, Stolpman Vineyards 2013 Grenache Ballard Canyon California, wine, Wine 101, Wine.com, Wines from Spain, Wines of South Africa, Yangarra Estate Vineyard 2012 McLaren Vale Old Vine Grenache Australia

• On the Road Again: Back to Italy

  

  In February I enjoyed a wonderful week in Montpellier attending ViniSud 2016 followed by a few days in Paris with my daughter. At the beginning of this month I enjoyed another fantastic week in France, this time in Bordeaux attending En Primeurs as a guest of Millesima for being a finalist in their Blogger Awards.…

  Michelle Williams

  April 22, 2016

  Italy, Travel, Wine

  Boeri, Brunello, Cantina Ariano, Cantina di Mogoro, Florence, Fossa Mala, Fruili Venezia-Giulia, Italy, Montalcino, Pavone Imports, Piemonte, Puglia, Redoux Wine, Sardegna, Tenuta di Collosorbo, travel, Tuscany, wine

• Mountainous Food and Wine of Sardegna

  

  August is here and with it comes our next Italian Food Wine Travel journey. This month we land in Sardegna, better known to Americans as Sardinia. Sardegna sits behind Sicily and before Cypress as the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Sardegna is one of the most geologically ancient bodies of land in all…

  Michelle Williams

  August 1, 2015

  #ItalianFWT, Food, Italian Food Wine Travel, Italy, Music, Sardegna, Sardinia, Tenute Soletta, Travel, Wine

  #ItalianFWT, Cannonau Di Sardegna DOC Sardo 2010, food, Italian Food Wine Travel, Italian wine, Italy, Jovina Cooks Italian, music, Recipe, Sardegna, Tenute Soletta, wine