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
This evening’s tasting focuses on Southern Italian small family owned wineries that produce low intervention wines made with organically grown grapes. There is also a short discussion on extra virgin olive oil. What is the definition of a producer of low intervention wines? Non-interventionist winemakers use as few additives as possible and as little manipulation
This 15th Annual Wine and Extra Virgin Olive Oil tasting focuses on Southern Italian small family owned farms that produce low intervention wines and extra virgin olive oil made with organically grown grapes and olives. There will be 19 different wines and three different extra virgin olive oils included in the tasting. There is no expectation that all
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
This evening’s tasting focuses on Southern Italian small family owned wineries that produce low intervention wines made with organically grown grapes. What is the definition of a producer of low intervention wines? Non-interventionist winemakers use as few additives as possible and as little manipulation as they can.http://www.morethanorganic.com/definition-of-natural-wine. (“More than Organic”) As More than Organic notes winemakers
A remote area of Southern Italy is poised to take the international market by storm with a group of small family operated wineries that abide by organic/natural methods in the vineyard and cellar. The Ciro` DOC is located midway on the Ionian side of the Calabria peninsula and includes the towns
THE MAGIC OF FIANO DI AVELLINO DOCG This is an excellent blog post from our good friend Simona de Pisapia, owner of Enoteca Si-Wine, which is currently located in Vietri sul Mare. Salerno. https://www.si-wine.it (Next month Simona will be relocating her enoteca to Cava de Tirreni.) Simona is a passionate supporter of Southern Italian
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