Prosecco, the white sparkling wine of choice for so many young Italians and, an increasing number of Europeans is a mystery to me. Personally I don’t see the appeal of Prosecco. Even at the top end I simply can’t get into it. Everyone around me is ordering Prosecco, meats and cheeses and enjoying the Roman…
Month: November 2007
Lazio Wine
Lazio wines are probably the hardest working wines in Italy, for it’s Lazio that has the desire, the will and the soil to be the next break out region. It will always be a mystery to me why Lazio is overlooked for red wine, that the county that borders both Tuscany and Campania was doomed…
Sardinia Wine
Anyone who has been to Sardinia can not help but be impressed by the sheer beauty of the place. The whitewash buildings, the golden beaches and crystal clear waters are just idyllic and with this backdrop the wine is romanticised. When I drink Sardinian wine it takes me back to that photograph in my mind,…
Italian Wine Blog – Competition
Ciao Chianti Clinkers, Competition time! I’m giving away a case of Italian Wine to anybody, with or without a blog, who can provide me with the most ridiculous or humorous Italian wine tasting note. I’m a generous blog person and so a mixed case of Italian wine will go to the absolute best note, judged…
Barbaresco 2004 – Gambero Rosso 2008
Buongiorno Barbaresco Buds Welcome to another thrilling NEY fascinating NEY riviting edition of the Wine90 Italian wine blog with me, your messed up wine-geek-freak Sarah E Newton (My holiday is 15 days away and I’m molto excitable). Today we’re going to look at Barbaresco and the admirably bizarre Gambero Rosso and their right on recommendations…
Roberto Voerzio Barolo – 98 Vintage Revisited
Roberto Voerzio Barolo 1998 Tasting Notes It’s going to be hard to write PASS against any Roberto Voerzio Barolo. If you can lay your hands on some of this rare and exclusive wine then really you should. These are some of the finest Barolos currently on the market and the 98 vintage was a superb…
Roberto Voerzio Wine
Ciao Winehounds, Roberto Voerzio? I’m not going to make an apology for this even if it is somewhat self indulgent but today’s topic of choice is the wines of Roberto Voerzio, my personal favourite Piedmont producer (ignoring the Dolcetto of an earlier blog entry!). For those who don’t know, Roberto Voerzio is a tiny producer…
Italian Vines
Hello Italian Wine Freaks, More wine is produced in Italy than any other country but Italy doesn’t have the highest drinking ratio, best grape yields or the most planted vineyards in the world. Rather it has a high combination of all these factors. Today I’m going to astound you with some hot “wine facts” that…
Umbrian Wine
Hello Grape Pickers, I hope everybody had a nice weekend. I’m writing on Sunday because tomorrow I travel to Venice so won’t be able to write a blog entry. I spent this weekend in Umbria in the beautiful hill town of Todi. I took with me the Racemi Felline Primitivo of Fridays blog and a…
Primitivo Wine
Hello Cork Poppers, Today I’m going to wax lyrical about Primitivo wine. If you read yesterdays “Italian wine blog” then you will know that one of the wines up for review was the Racemi Felline Primitivo di Manduria 2005. I was very excited about reviewing the wine as Primitivo is causing a big stir and…
Italian Supermarket Wine
In my experience, buying wine at the local supermarket is usually a disappointment. Yes, I know Tesco and Asda are stepping up their games with their mini tasters & marketing but lalalalala, they don’t usually stock famous names! Some of their wines can be good, but you have to kiss a lot of frogs. If…