Tag: Tuscany

• Can Italian #Wine Be Cru?

  

  What does “cru” mean to you? The Oxford Dictionary recognizes cru as “a vineyard or group of vineyards, especially one of recognized quality.” It is a French wine term traditionally recognized as the past participle of the verb “croitre” (to grow), meaning growth. Cru is tied to the French sense of terroir as a place…

  Michelle Williams

  December 30, 2015

  Frescobaldi, Italian wine, Italy, Wine, Winetasting

  Bordeaux, Brunello, Chardonnay, Colangelo & Partners PR, Comitato Grand Cru d’Italia, cru, France, Frescobaldi, Gerolamo Frescobaldi, Giramonte Toscana IGT 2011, Marchesi de Frescobaldi, Mormoreto Toscana IGT 2011, music, Niccolo d’Afflitto, Pomino Benefizio Riserva 2012, Ripe Al Conveto di Castelgiocondo Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2009, Super Tuscan, Toscana IGT, Tuscany, wine, wine tasting

• 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

• Italy, Take Me Away!

  

  Tomorrow my husband and I leave for a long overdue vacation. We are heading to Italy. It will be my second trip to Italy and his first. Knowing I could spend all of our time in Italy immersed in wineries and wine, he has reminded me many times this trip is a vacation! However, my…

  Michelle Williams

  October 14, 2015

  Food, Italy, Rome, Travel, Tuscany, Vacation, Wine

  Avignonesi, Boscarelli Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Fèlsina, Florence, food, Il Palazzone, Italy, music, Poggio Antico, Rome, San Gimignano, Siena, Steve Miller Band, Terralsole, travel, Tuscany, vacation, wine

• A Trip to Tuscany Without Leaving Home for #ItalianWFT

  

  This month I am joining the Italian Food, Wine and Travel group for the first time. Can you imagine a better subject for reflection?! Better yet, this month’s topic is Tuscany! #ItalianFWT is the brain child of Vino Travels, a fellow writer and lover of all things Italian. Please follow the hashtag to view all…

  Michelle Williams

  February 7, 2015

  #ItalianFWT, Brunello Di Montalcino, Food, Italy, Music, Pappa Al Pomodoro, Pinterest, Recipe, Sangiovese, Terralsole, Tuscany, Wine

  #ItalianFWT, Affettati Misti, Athena Tergis Bollag, Brunello Di Montalcino, featured, Florence, food, Ina Garten, Italia, Italian food, Italian wine, Italy, music, Pappa Al Pomodoro, Pisa, Recipe, San Gimignano, Sangiovese, Terralsole, Terralsole Brunello Di Montalcino, Tuscany, wine

• A Fun Night with Italian Winemaker Tony Sasa

  

  In early October I wrote an article titled “Fun Friday Night in the Burbs” about a lovely evening my husband and I enjoyed at a restaurant we stumbled upon with great service, food and wine. The wine I reviewed in that article was Tony Sasa’s 2011 Valpolicella Classico Superiore Ripasso. As luck would have it…

  Michelle Williams

  December 1, 2014

  Amarone, Barolo, Brunello, Corner Wines, Italian wine, Italy, Music, Nebbiolo, Piedmont, Ripasso, Ronin Wines, Sangiovese, Tony Sasa, Tuscany, Veneto

  Amarone, Antonio Sasa Arena Amarone, Antonio Sasa Barolo, Antonio Sasa Martina Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Antonio Sasa Ripasso, Antonio Sasa VO Amarone, Corner Wines, music, Piedmont, Ronin Wines, Tony Sasa, Tuscany, Valpolicella, Veneto, wine, winetasting