Race Cars, Mountains, Secret Hideaways, Gorgeous Wines Abruzzo

It was our last morning in Abruzzo, when my group, the Rosa group, took off in our bus, to venture … More

The Pink Way, Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo, Rosé Abruzzo Style

Americans tend to associate places, for better or for worse, with certain foods or beverages. Chicago, where I live, for … More

Dinner at Castello di Semivicoli with Miriam Masciarelli

So after the sun set, on day 2 of my trip to Abruzzo in June 2022, I found myself at … More

Tullum DOCG and Feudo Antico

One of the challenges for students of Italian wine is memorizing, or at least trying to, the now 77 DOCGS … More

Searching for Authenticity, You’ll Find It in Abruzzo, the Wines, Food, People and Places

Now that Covid confinement and masking feels like it is finally over, summer is in full swing in Chicago. People … More

The Winding Road of Wine Study, the Left Bank of the Rhone, the Vaucluse, Muscat de Beaumes de Venise

Thank you for reading my posts on wine and places. Sometimes they are completely to the point, sometimes they are … More

Moscato D’Asti Behind the Vines in the Time of Covid

Spring is starting to show signs that it has arrived in Chicago.  As I take my walks outside to break … More

At a Castle, In a Bunker, Listening to Opera, in the Footsteps of Casanova, Castello Spessa, Collio

Walking the sprawling grounds of Castello Spessa, in Capriva del Friuli, Collio , I was immediately drawn to the path winding … More

The Eagle of Collio, Tasting the Aged Pinot Biancos of Russiz Superiore

  Looking out at the Julian Alps and Slovenia in the distance from the driveway of Marco Felluga’s Russiz Superiore property, … More

Magic at Azienda Agricola Baronesse TACCO, The Farmhouse on a Hill, San Floriano del Collio

There are certain spots, places in the world, that have a magic about them. Standing in these places, the world … More