O ver the past 50 years I have been an avid Italy watcher. In time I became an active participant in the wine trade. In the boat, either row...

From the Archives ~ Nov. 18, 2007 I have been back in Texas less than a week. During the first half of November, I visited six regions in N...

L ike many of us who follow such things, Stanley Tucci’s Searching for Italy has grabbed our attention. Those of us who haven’t gotten on a...

I t had been a while since I was in Italy, so when the chance came to go, I grabbed the opportunity. This was not a junket, or even a free p...

from the archives M y first time visiting Piedmont was over a generation ago. At the time a winemaking revolution was in its infancy. The I...

D uring the past three years, it seems as if time has slowed down. I know that’s not scientifically possible, but still something has change...

Italy MMXXII ~ Quo Vadis? P robably not the best headline for a blog in terms of SEO. Maybe better to use “Italy 2022, and her impending ec...

"Un Miracolo!" G et ready, for here it comes! The long-awaited (and inevitable) treatise tsunami over the 2022 Italian grape harv...

N ormally, most of us find it inconceivable to come upon an Italian with a drinking problem. Wine, and to a lesser extent, beer and spirits,...

R ecent news from abroad has it that Eataly has had a change of ownership. Investindustrial , headed up by Andrea Bonomi , has acquired 52% ...

R ecently, I popped into my local grocery store, Central Market, in Dallas. On the wall was a bottle of Château Pontet-Canet 2016 for $200.0...

W ho among us could imagine a world without wine from Italy? Well, I’m sure there are those teetotalers who have and do. And there are those...

P eople who know me, know I have this thing about spread sheets. No, I’m not a bean counter or a number cruncher. I don’t even like the word...

From the archives Bagging 'n Bragging H ow many times do we have to read about it? Yes, some folks out there get to taste some ama...

I’ ve often ventured into random wine and liquor stores across the globe. It can give one a cultural snapshot of a sort. What people sell an...