We are hosting a fundraiser wine tasting to help two friends who running the Boston Marathon raise money for a charity. Below is a description of the wines that will be served. White Wines 2010 Coda di Volpe Irpinia DOC, Azienda Agricola Perillo Michele Perillo’s winery, located in Castelfranci,
May Institute – Where Hope and Possibility Blossom Spring Cocktail Reception April 6th – Fundraiser On April 6th May Institute is hosting a fundraiser at The Harvard Club at One Federal Street, Boston, MA. May Institute is an award-winning nonprofit organization that provides educational, rehabilitative, and behavioral healthcare services to individuals
Last weekend we visited my Mother in Naples. Florida. On Sunday we had about as perfect a day one could have: family, baseball and Italian food and wine. Ro and I spent the late morning and early afternoon in Port Charlotte, Florida watching our nephew Michael play in a Tampa
Uber Chef/restaurant owner, Mario Batali, opened Babbo Pizzeria with much fanfare at Boston’s Fan Pier several months ago. The reviews have been excellent, but yours truly until last weekend had never been to Babbo Pizzeria. I was stunned; the wine list includes only wines from Italy; no California or French wines. Further,
The spectacular Amalfi Coast includes 13 towns with Vietri sul Mare as the eastern most town and Positano as the western most town. (Note, Sorrento is not on the Amalfi Coast; it is located on the Amalfi Penisula, but its waterfront is on the Gulf of Napoli.) During each of
Below is a recent post from Tom Maresca’s blog. Tom is a foremost authority on Italian wines. In his article he sets forth the position that the development of international grapes, primarily in Tuscany, resulted in native varieties languishing. As a novice in Italian wines, but an avid proponent