WineNews from Planeta Vino ;-)
I am glad to share with you a few interesting pieces of news that I have received from the guys at Planeta, one of the truly outstanding Sicilian producers who have marked the rebirth of quality...
View ArticleWine Review P2: Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi, “Tenuta dell’Ammiraglia” Range
Disclaimer: this review is of samples that I received from the producer’s US importer. My review of the wines has been conducted in compliance with my Samples Policy and the ISA wine tasting protocol...
View ArticleWine Review: Planeta, Syrah Sicilia Rosso IGT 2007
Today’s review is of a Sicilian varietal Syrah made by excellent Sicilian winemakers Planeta. As usual, let’s first provide a brief overview of the Syrah grape variety. The Bottom Line Overall, I loved...
View ArticleWine Review: Three First Drop Shiraz from Down Under
As most of you know, the wine-related part of this blog mainly focuses on Italian wine, although non exclusively as now and then I post about non-Italian wines that I have tasted and enjoyed: so far, I...
View ArticleMWWC#6 – Two Wines, Three Mysteries
Right before the winter holidays, creative fellow wine blogger Jeff (AKA The Drunken Cyclist) launched a fun initiative: a wine-based Secret Santa that he aptly renamed Secret Alcoholic. Basically,...
View ArticleAn Overview of the Châteauneuf-du-Pape Appellation and Its Wines
As a prelude to our next post in which we will temporarily leave Italy and review a French Châteauneuf-du-Pape wine, in this post we will provide a brief overview of the southern French wine region...
View ArticleWine Review: Domaine Chante Cigale, Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC, 2009
Our previous post provided a general overview of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the territory, the appellation and the main winemaking practices, so if you missed that you may want to go back and take a look at...
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