Getting to grips with Italian white wine is something I’ve always found particularly difficult. Partly due to the availability of the wines locally, partly due to their lack of distinguishing features in a global market and partly due to how many choices there are! Italy has long been known as the country with the broadest […]
Last week we hosted a tasting of the stunning region of Tuscany and the wines that come from these softly undulating hillsides. Tuscany is home to some of Italy’s most recognisable and famous wine regions such as Chianti and Brunello di Montalcino, as well as being the spiritual home of Italy’s most widely planted grape variety; […]
Last week we did our monthly international wine tasting with Maestrazgo Wine Club, this time heading to the beautiful island of Sicily, just off the southern tip of Italy. I’d been blown away a year before by an aged version of Nerello Mascalese by Calabretta, purchased at Monvinic store in Barcelona for 18 euros (for […]