Azienda Agricola Papa Maria, a tiny producer located in Castiglione di Sicila on the northern slope of Mt Etna, produced its first vintage in 2016; 900 bottles (600 .75 liters and 300 magnum). We have enjoyed the first vintage; strong hints of spice on the nose and red fruits, smooth on
This post is about pet peeves that I have with certain “wine experts” and winemakers. The need to educate wine directors and writers about Southern Italian wine continues. Since my blog post on August 3, 2018 “The Marketing of Wines from Southern Italy in the USA”, https://southernitalywine.com/marketing-of-wines-from-southern-italy-in-the-usa/I continue to experience the misclassification and lack of
Since the last Map Update we have made two trips to Italy. Here is a summary by region of vineyards, tasting rooms, enoteca, lodging, olive oil producers and restaurants visited. Please click on the word map (above on this post), which is between the words home and about. New additions
On March 2, 2019 we will be hosting a fundraiser to assist our friend Brittany Potter raise funds for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention in connection with her running in the Boston Marathon. Here is a link to Brittany’s fundraising page. https://www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/american-foundation-for-suicide-prevention-boston-2019/brittanypotter. We will be serving nineteen Southern Italian wines made in
This year’s Krokidas & Bluestein wine and extra virgin olive oil tasting features wines from Irpinia, which is located in Avellino, Campania and two regions in Sicilia: Mt. Etna and Siracusa-Modica; and extra virgin olive oils from Irpinia and Vulture, which is located in Potenza, Basilicata. All wines are produced by
This December 12, 2018 the Massachusetts Senior Care Foundation http://www.maseniorcarefoundation.org and I will be hosting a wine tasting event to benefit the Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the quality of long term care services provided to the state’s older adults and people with disabilities. It will be a social
In each year of the last eight years we have visited and tasted excellent wine at a total of 64 different family operated “eco-friendly” wineries in Southern Italy. A question, why is it so difficult to sell wines from Southern Italy in the USA and how can the problem be addressed? In the next several paragraphs
On June 5th Manet Community Health Center is hosting an event, June Bloom, to raise funds to assist the health center in the provision of community based primary health care. One of the fundraising activities will be a “wine pull”. A ticket priced at $25; or three tickets priced at $20 per
For those interested below is where you can purchase the wine and extra virgin olive oil which were featured at The May Institute grand tasting on Thursday March 15, 2018: Wine Spumante La Matta and Il Fric – Eataly Boston or view the importer’s website for other stores: http://www.giannoniselections.com Zer05, Ragis
This March the May Institute https://www.mayinstitute.org and I will be hosting “A Taste of Southern Italy” in grateful recognition of individuals who support the May Institute. It will be a social evening of wine and extra virgin olive oil paired with hors d’oeuvre. There will be 19 different wines and 7 different extra