For those who either participated in or read about the Krokidas & Bluestein Wine Tasting; below is where you can purchase the wines: Vino Spumante Dosaggio La Matta 2013, http://www.si-wine.it or http://www.crushwineco.com Greco di Tufo 2014, Ciro Picariello, http://www.crushwineco.com Greco di Tufo Picoli 2012, Bambinuto, http://www.jerryshomemade.com Campania IGT Ragis 2008, Le
Salerno, a centrally located city with a population of less than 140,000 with many miles of waterfront and many attractions, is often ignored by tourists. Salerno features a two-mile promenade with the Tyrrhenian Sea on one side and a park with palm trees on the other side. The promenade is busy with early morning
Two wines with the same blending of grapes (80-20% aglianico and piedirosso, respectively), but from two different areas of Campania. Galardi’s Terra di Lavoro is made from grapes grown in the northern part of Campania, whereas Le Vigne di Raito’s Ragis is made from grapes grown in the first town of the Amalfi
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Here are some web links that may be of interest to readers who are traveling to Rome and/or Southern Italy: Rome When I am in Rome there are two places that are must visits; L’Angolo Divino, http://www.angolodivino.it, and Il Meridionale, http://www.meridionaletrastevere.com. L’Angolo Divino is an enoteca that has an extensive selection
I have been back in the US for two weeks. Fortunately for those within hearing distance, I have stopped speaking Italenglese. Now it is time to thank people who made my sixth trip to Italy so memorable. Gaetano Petrillo, owner of The Wine Bus, once again organized an action-packed program (Gaetano is at right
On a cold winter day in 2011 while reading Luciano Pignataro’s wine blog (http://www.lucianopignataro.it) (a must read for people interested in wines from Southern Italy) I came across an article on Le Vigne Di Raito. The winery bottled its first vintage in 2007. In the article the owner of the winery,
There have been exciting developments in Southern Italy over the past thirty years with the advent of new wineries, innovative cuisine, recognition of cultural sites and the introduction of agriturismo. The purpose of this blog is to make the reader appreciate the depth of these developments and to encourage the reader