From the archives .. O ver the past month, as my personal fog has lifted, there have been dreams. And in these dreams, many of them have...

W e are in the month of March – which has been, traditionally, in the wine trade, a time when winemakers and winery owners jet off and taste...

T his past week, it was raining hard, and I needed to walk my new knee. So I went to the local mall, NorthPark Center, which is enclosed and...

R ecently, I was introduced as an Italian wine expert. I bristled a little, and explained that at this time I am an enthusiast, and maybe on...

L ast Monday, I received a note from a friend in Italy. “Enrico Scavino has crossed over into the Great Sea.” Our paths first crossed 40 y...

I ’ve been abstaining from drinking any kind of alcohol for the past month, as I had knee surgery and didn’t want it to interact with any me...

Y esterday morning, very early, I had this odd sensation. I remember lying in bed, as I have done for the past month, recovering from full-k...

A fter having been to Italy multiple times for work and play, since 1971, one would think someone like me might have ticked off all the boxe...

A s one looks over the evolution of Italian wine, one can find one consistent factor – change. Nothing stays the same, whether it be technol...

[from the archives while our blog monster is out on medical leave] High on a hill, it calls to me W hat is it about a place that marks o...

ed. note: Alfonso is out on medical leave and he is letting one of the young’uns take the reins of the blog until he comes back. W hat a k...

"Everything that is done in the world is done by hope." - Martin Luther I’ ve been checking out some of the new Italian spots in ...

“Compared to what?” T he land mass of Italy figures out to be 0.2% of the world, similar to Poland, Ecuador, New Zealand and Vietnam. In r...

“When life is sweet, say thank you and celebrate. When life is bitter, say thank you and grow.” — Shauna Niequist O ften, I sit down at the...

L ooking back over the past year, if I were to assess it as a grape-into-wine harvest, I might say this: We started with a late but mild s...