What little I know about Italian wines I know less about Italian extra virgin olive oil. I am on a crash course to develop a baseline understanding. One thing is clear – there is an 800 lb. gorilla in the room. Fraud is rampant in the Italian extra virgin olive oil
This posting is the second of a two-part article. Part One was published on December 22, 2015. In that article I said that Part Two would include links to other rating guides. Instead this posting will list the ranked wines by publication. Here are more lists for your consideration: Gambero
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In the USA we like winners. Who is number one? Who is the best? In sports we argue over which four college football teams should be in the playoffs. In figure skating and gymnastics judges make subjective decisions as to who is the best. There are judges of wines that
Azienda Agricola Andrea Reale I have visited Azienda Agricola Andrea Reale four times over the past five years. The winery, which is operated by Luigi Reale, is located in the mountains of the Amalfi Coast frazione of Gete in the town of Tramonti. The vineyards have been owned by the Reale family for over
It seems everyone has several favorite Boston North End restaurants. I am no different. Most Italian-American restaurants that I have tried in this popular neighborhood serve excellent food. With this post I will not rate restaurants in the manner of Tripadvisor, Yelp, etc., but, rather, I will explain why the restaurants below are my
Thanks to my son Dave, Southern Italy Wine Culinary Travel Resource has a facebook page – http://www.facebook.com/southernitalywine/ Check it out.
In the early 1990’s on their family estate, four cousins — Maria Luisa Murena, Arturo and Dora Celentano, and Francesco Catello — began producing wine for commercial distribution instead of sending their grapes north to fortify or add coloring to weaker wines. As noted in earlier blog posts, the transformation of Southern Italian winemakers
I am over one month removed from my two-week wine excursion to Southern Italy, but I am able to keep the memories current by purchasing wines from Southern Italy at local wine shops that sell such wines, such as Vintages in Belmont, MA, http://www.vintagesonline.com. The owner, Eric Broege, one of the area’s