Wanderings: Gentle Friuli
As we prepare to say arrivederci (for now) to Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and wander off to some new region (stay tuned to see which one!), it’s hard to sum up this extraordinary puzzle piece in the far...
View ArticleAccessible Sicilia
Trying to find wines from Friuli-Venezia Giulia at most wine stores in the states can be a hopelessly frustrating task. Not so Sicily! So, as we turn our regional focus to that wonderful warm island in...
View ArticleNero d’WHAT? Judgment Day
Four BevMo Sicilians, all Nero d’Avola Our local wine shop offers a small but interesting range of Sicilian wines First things first: how did I manage to spell incorrectly the greatest of Sicilian...
View ArticlePlanet Sicily
Sicily is a wine-and-food planet; Planeta is a name to remember for easy-to-find Sicilian offerings at your local wine merchant. Planeta is a big producer from Sicily that imports broadly here (unlike...
View ArticleSicilian Surprise!
When I think of bubbly wines I think of northern climates — Champagne, the Veneto — so the last place I expect to find a terrific sparkling rosé is Sicily. And yet, Jeremy Parzen — the creative wine...
View ArticleTwo Sicilian Summits
As we wrap up our focus on Sicily, we have saved the best Sicilian wines for last. As we have seen, Sicilian wine is not so difficult to come by in the United States, but both for pure pleasure of...
View ArticleWanderings: Emilia-Romagna
Emilia-Romagna lies along the northern slopes of the Appennino Settentrionale (The Central Apennines). Geographically and gastronomically, this is the heart of Italy. Its cities, strung along the A1...
View ArticleEffervescent Emilian (Yes, Lambrusco!)
Lambrusco, the sparkling red wine from Emilia-Romagna, deserves better than the reputation Aldo Cella saddled it with here in the States. It really can be a remarkable apertif: an interesting...
View ArticleCalabria: Le Puzelle Pitcher
Our introduction to the wines of Calabria is epitomized […]The post Calabria: Le Puzelle Pitcher appeared first on Our Italian Table.
View ArticleCalabria at Sotto
Our friend Rory Harrington (@captainwine) put on anothe […]The post Calabria at Sotto appeared first on Our Italian Table.
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