Rioja is undoubtedly Spain‘s most famous wine region, and I recently visited two very different wineries. Tierra Winery in Rioja Alavesa was our first stop. Our host was José Manuel, who has family ties to the land, although he’s not a part owner. He grew up in the area, and characterizes the winery as aContinue reading “Rioja”
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Southern Tuscany
Cortona is a cute-as-a-button medieval hill town in southern Tuscany, near the border with Umbria. In this part of Italy, the dominant grape is Sangiovese, and just the name of the best wines made from it gets me excited: Chianti, Brunello (di Montalcino), Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. Not only are the wines fantastic, they alsoContinue reading “Southern Tuscany”
RESTART
ctrl/alt/del time to get off my ass and start writing about what I’m drinking. I don’t pretend to be a writer, but my instinct is to put the rumblings in my head into written form and make them more tangible in some way. Let’s see if we’re successful. Writing (I’ve read) takes great discipline, whichContinue reading “RESTART”
What are we drinking tonight? 