Last weekend we sheltered in place at our beach house with three fabulous three Aglianico del Vulture wines; Serra del Prete 2011 from Azienda Agricola Musto Carmelitano, Camerlengo 2014 from Azienda Agricola Camerlengo and Le Drude 2012 from Azienda Agricola Laluce. We have visited each of the wineries; Musto Carmelitano once, Camerlengo twice
I have been quiet on social media over the past month and half, except for a recent Instagram post in which I posted the above photo of Southern Italian wines that my wife, son and I have had during social distancing. (There is also a bottle of Guinness which was consumed on
The updated map includes new wineries, accommodations and restaurants we visited, stayed or ate at this past October. Also included is a restaurant that we visited in 2018. To open the map please click on the word map (above on this post), which is between the words home and about. Eight new wineries
Please click on the word map, which is between the words home and about above, to see vineyards and tasting rooms as well as places of interest, olive oil companies, lodging, enoteca and restaurants that have been added. We have visited 64 vineyards and tasting rooms: 40 in Campania, 11 in
A wine blog should provide expert tasting notes. Do not expect me to be the one to produce such notes; I know what I like but I have difficulty explaining the varied smells and tastes. Fortunately, my cousin Michael Bonadies, can provide professional tasting notes. As followers of my blog
Here is the wine and olive oil menu: Wine Fruscio 2014, produced by Contea di Sylva Mala which is located part way on Mt. Vesuvio. Fruscio is a blend of the coda di volpe and falanghina grapes. It is the only white wine on the menu. Per’ E Palummo 2014,
On my first six trips to Southern Italy I visited Basilicata (the Region of my heritage) and Campania (the Region of many new friends). This past autumn, my seventh trip, I visited the Region of Puglia, which is located at the heel in the boot of Italy. Italy is comprised of 20 Regions;
Over the past seven years of visits to wineries in Southern Italy we have observed many organic methods; common ones such as no chemical fertilizers or pesticides; ones less obvious such as colonizing the cellar with native yeast instead of adding yeasts from the outside; use of natural products to secure vines with old
During our many trips to Southern Italy we have visited over 40 wineries; most family operated that abide by sustainable viticulture. Unfortunately not all these wineries have their wines available for purchase in the United States. I am able to bring home some of these wines and by this post I hope to
Below is a description of Tara’s and Emily’s race through the eyes of their father, John, dated April 19, 2016. Emily and Tara finished their Boston Marathon runs charity yesterday. On a perfect weather day (for spectators, that is), they each competed the course from Hopkinton to Boston, enjoying the