Aglianico Preview for Italian Food, Wine and Travel #ItalianFWT

Mastroberardino "Radici" Taurasi Riserva and Vini Alois "Campole" Aglianico

Italian Food, Wine & Travel Group Explores Aglianico #ItalianFWT Join the Italian Food, Wine & Travel Group as we dive deep into wines made from the Aglianico grape. This Saturday March 3, our posts will all be live and we’ll be chatting about our discoveries. Join us on Twitter Saturday March 3 at 10am CST … Continue reading

Graham’s 20 Year Tawny Port: Formal to Cowboy

Graham's 20 year tawny port

Tawny Port For Every Occasion Port comes in such a variety of styles and price points, there is sure to be a port for your every occasion from daily treats to special celebrations. Tawny port may be for you if you appreciate the nutty, caramel notes amidst the deep fruit and lively acidity. The color … Continue reading

Markus Wine Company Reds with a Slow Smoked Ribeye Roast

Markus Wine Company I first met Markus Niggli at the 2016 Wine Bloggers Conference. Fittingly, we were out walking in a vineyard and struck up a conversation. I was very impressed with his “not your typical Lodi white wines”.  Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to try several of his white wines. They were … Continue reading

Aglianico Shootout, Join Us! #ItalianFWT

Aglianico: King of Southern Italy Italian wines are so much more than just Sangiovese. Have you ever tried an Aglianico based wine? Aglianico grapes are grown in southern Italy and almost nowhere else. With thick skins, they produce deeply colored, tannic wines suitable for aging. So much so, they are sometimes referred to as the … Continue reading

French Wines for ‘His’ and ‘Hers’ Valentines #Winophiles

Winophiles Celebrate L’Amour with French Wines Valentines Day ensures we all think of February as the month we associate with love, l’amour! Coincident with theme of l’amour, many in our French Winophiles group received a number of samples to use in our posts this month. Scroll down to the bottom of this post for a … Continue reading

Port to warm a winter evening

Cockburn's Port to warm a winter day

A Glass of Port by the Fire For those of us who choose to live in the northern, snowy regions of the earth, the idea of a nice rich, deep sweet finish to an evening sounds great. To my friends in Florida, central and southern California, I say, you must occasionally have a rainy, cool … Continue reading

Aged Riesling is the Real Deal

Guilty of Riesling Shunning Sommeliers famously love German Riesling. Mouthwatering acidity, refreshing, ageworthy, and the grape loves to reflect where it was grown. Regular wine drinkers, at least in the US, are not so fond. We write it off as sweet, and what’s up with that stinky petrol nose? Aged Riesling is the Real Deal … Continue reading

Double Secret Winery: Giorgio Gianatti in Valtellina #ItalianFWT

Valtellina, Do You Mean Valpolicella?Ask most wine drinkers, even serious enthusiasts, where is Valtellina? You’ll get a blank stare or a shrug of the shoulders. You need to be a pretty serious Nebbiolo enthusiast to have heard of Valtellina. No, I Mean ValtellinaValtellina is tucked in the Adda river valley in the foothills of the … Continue reading