from the archives ...The social hierarchy of vines A mong the many hundreds of Italian vines there is a pecking order. Some are more imp...

...from the archives I ’ve been sitting in his wine closet for close to 20 years now. In the dark. Freezing. Once in a while he comes...

F rom the looks of young Italian wine professionals Instagram and Facebook feeds, one would think China is their top market. Add to that ...

Ian D'Agata's latest book, " Italy's Native Wine Grape Terroirs " I f you are a lover of Italian wine, it is inevi...

The Incredulity of Saint Thomas by Caravaggio, c. 1602 "Wine writing is horrendous. I am a relatively young (in my mid 30s) and ...

Pt. VII All we knew was that they were grown above in the vineyards in their native state. And they were made in a natural way. Not in the...

Q uick post here before I sign off from the miasma we call the internet these days. And do a little celebrating. Two new pieces about wi...

Pt. VI "This was my revolution. Italian wine, in 1957, was not so delicious. It had alcohol, lots of dried earth flavor, but it was l...

Pt. V Who could we get here to help us, help this amazing woman who was unknown, outside of Tuscany and Florence, but, in my mind, was one...

Pt. IV “Diana pulled out a small bottle, a dessert wine. It was amber and smelled of cloves and honey and celery. Odd creature, but quite ...

Pt. III “So, my journey took me to the field and through the vines right in front of the grapes. And there they were, everyone a story, al...

Pt. II “What this person is asking, is what are we doing here? Have we come to help?” my friend translated. We were tired, we were thirst...

I found this wine in a care package, the person who provided it was very excited for me to taste this wine. And seeing as I respect this pe...

Pt. I...in loving memory of Al Pasquino I was living in Florence for a brief time. And at the macrobiotic mensa a friend had made mentio...

...from the archives W ith one of my long standing friends, I was having one of those conversations. No filters. Carne cruda. Maybe it’s...