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Sunday, July 31, 2016
The Ascent of the
Female
American Sommelier - Interview with Rebecca Murphy - Pt.I
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Rebecca Murphy at Il Sorrento 1974 Last week, with the post, You've Come a Long Way, Baby! - The Ascent of the Female Sommelier, t...
Sunday, July 24, 2016
You've Come a Long Way, Baby! ~ The Ascent of the Female Sommelier
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Dallas, Texas USA - 1980 - Sommelière Sharman W hen I starting delving into the world of Italian wine at an Italian restaurant as a serve...
Sunday, July 17, 2016
The Franciacorta Guy and his Mission to Win in America
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Giulio Galli, enjoying a panino with his Franciacorta, at Il Sogno in San Antonio W hat is it like to take on a project like Franciacort...
Sunday, July 10, 2016
The World Fumes and Spews, but the Wine Business Goes On
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Why I got into the wine business Me during my first visit to Carlo Hauner - Island of Salina, 1987- A kinder, gentler volcano L ast Fr...
Sunday, July 03, 2016
What I love (and hate) about Sicily
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W e live in a world where every word can be a polarizing one. In the past week, I have felt the sting of words, and some of my readers hav...
Sunday, June 26, 2016
Sicilian target practice without a license (or a seatbelt)
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O ne of the intriguing aspects about winemaking in Eastern Sicily, especially around Etna and Vittoria, is how tradition has very little t...
Sunday, June 19, 2016
Etna’s little (and formidable) sister, Vittoria
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I t would be too easy for casual wine trekkers to bypass the area south of Etna. After all, the wines of Etna are among the current darlin...
Sunday, June 12, 2016
Is the Time Right for “Big Wine” to Cast Their Footprint on Mt. Etna?
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R olling down SS120 from Randazzo to Passopisciaro, there’s a modern structure, empty and abandoned. It could be a dystopian bunker, built...
Sunday, June 05, 2016
A Wine Zealot's Survival Guide to Etna
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A fter 30 years of going to Etna, I’ve learned there is a simple way and there is the hard way. I’ve done the hard way a time or two. Simp...
Sunday, May 29, 2016
Wine in Italy – from a Greek Perspective
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I taly is a place of confluence, in the flesh, and in the mind’s eye. One of the mindscapes I reach into, especially when going into souther...
Sunday, May 22, 2016
Aglianico’s Ashes - Stockpiling old wine for a new generation
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P ity the poor Aglianico vine, set within the shadow of a volcano whose better days are lost somewhere in the dustbin of geology. Imprisoned...
Sunday, May 15, 2016
The End of Conspicuous Consumption - A View from the Edge
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2016 has taken this one down, and sometimes off, the wine trail. Personal detours along with a professional recalibration combined with a...
Sunday, May 08, 2016
Mother's (last) Day
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Happy Mother's Day, Mom photo by Louis Cevola T he Italians have a toast. When celebrating someone’s birthday they say “Cent’anni!”...
Sunday, May 01, 2016
Just who are the Italians making wine for?
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Alois Lageder F or a wine producing country that makes approximately 25% of the world’s wine, Italy is in a unique position. In 50 years...
Sunday, April 24, 2016
The 100 Day Wine Abstinence Program
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Has the role wine plays in our lives become too invasive? A fter a five hour drive this past week from Dallas to Houston (a bit longer t...
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