Salina
Salina, in Sicily’s Aeolian Islands, might just be one of the most beautiful places I’ve been to. It took no time at all to slip into island life, relax and unwind following the annual madness of...
View ArticleColle Massari wins 2014 Gambero Rosso Winery of the Year
The 2014 awards for Italy’s leading wine publication, Gambero Rosso, are being announced throughout September and we are proud to announce that one of our wineries, Colle Massari, has just been awarded...
View ArticleProsecco, straight up or dirty?
One of my go-to Italian wine (plus food and culture) bloggers, the erudite Jeremy Parzen at Do Bianchi, this week wrote about “the most talked about wine in Texas”. The wine he was referring to is Ca’...
View Article2014 awards
The 2014 awards for two of Italy’s leading wine publications, Gambero Rosso’s Tre Bicchieri and Duemilavini’s Cinque Grappoli, were recently announced. We’d like to congratulate our wineries on their...
View ArticleYou say Glera, we say Prosecco
The creation of a DOCG for Prosecco, and a much enlarged zone for DOC Prosecco, involved renaming the grape to Glera and thus trying to protect the use of the name ‘Prosecco’ from wines made outside of...
View Article2013 pictorial review
The years is almost finished and I’m already looking forward to 2014 – the 20th year for Trembath & Taylor! In the meantime, there are a few days left to reflect on the year that was. Buon Natale e...
View ArticleInside Chianti Classico
My friends Walter Speller, Italian specialist for Jancis Robinson, and Michael Schmelzer of Montebernardi in Panzano in Chianti, recently established www.insidechianticlassico.com to promote the sub...
View Articledella nostra cantina
We get asked all the time for older wine but, the problem is, nobody wants to do the expensive part – cellaring. The winery cant really afford it and has limited space. The restaurant/retailer – they...
View Articleventesimo anniversario
In life there are many milestones to celebrate. Turning twenty might not seem like much, but when it’s the wine business (especially importing and selling) well, it’s kind of like dog years where the...
View ArticleHappy reading
At a recent lunch a customer said to me, “I love Italian wine but I want to know more, what can I do?”. The answer is simple: read, read, taste, visit (if you can), taste, read and read some more....
View ArticleCastelmagno with Chiara
One of the things I was looking forward to the most on my recent trip to Barolo had nothing to do with wine. It was visiting the mountains on the Piedmont border with France, home to the production of...
View ArticleMiani
Buttrio Province: Udine Owners: Enzo Pontoni Winemakers: Enzo Pontoni Production: 8000 bottles Hectares under vine: 18 Viticulture: Organic Enzo Pontoni is widely regarded as one of Italy’s finest...
View ArticleGigi Bianco
Barbaresco Province: Cuneo Established: 1870 Owners: Bianco family Winemakers: Susanna and Maria Vittoria Bianco Production: 12,000 bottles Hectares under vine: 3 Viticulture: Organic Established in...
View ArticleHappy reading
At a recent lunch a customer said to me, “I love Italian wine but I want to know more, what can I do?”. The answer is simple: read, read, taste, visit (if you can), taste, read and read some more....
View ArticleManzone
Monforte d’Alba Province: Cuneo Established: 1925 Owners: Manzone family Winemakers: Giovanni, Mauro & Mirella Manzone Production: 50,000 bottles Hectares under vine: 8 Viticulture: Organic...
View ArticleCastelmagno with Chiara
One of the things I was looking forward to the most on my recent trip to Barolo had nothing to do with wine. It was visiting the mountains on the Piedmont border with France, home to the production of...
View ArticleAntonio Camillo
Manciano, Tuscany Province: Grosseto Established: 2006 Owner: Antonio Camillo Winemaker: Antonio Camillo Production: 34,000 bottles Hectares under vine: 6 Viticulture: Organic certified Antonio Camillo...
View ArticleMarko Fon
Komen, Slovenia Province: Littoral Established: 1989 Owner: Marko Fon Winemaker: Marko Fon Production: 6000 bottles Hectares under vine: 4 Viticulture: Natural If you slip over the Italian border...
View ArticleBricco Giubellini
Monforte d’Alba, Piedmont Province: Cuneo Established: 2003 Owners: Maria Bianucci and Gigi Garanzini Winemaker: Fabio Fantino Production: 3,500 bottles Hectares under vine: 2 Viticulture: Organic...
View ArticleARRIVING SOON
MARCH Marko Fon Malvasia 2014 and Vitovska 2013 Miani – 2014 whites and 2012 reds 2015 Extra Virgin Olive Oils from San Giusto, Poggerino, Felsina, Colle Massari, Villa Matilde & Pieropan MAY...
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