Jason introduced Frappato in a posting last week, but I want to expand on the story (it’s a good one!)…
I visited Sicily ten years ago, and was the fortunate guest of a winemaking family on the Western side of the island, in a former tuna fishing town called Trapani. The warmth and passion of these [...]
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We’ve lost one of the greats. Sergio Zenato passed away July 11th after a long battle with leukemia (age 73).
I spent a fantastic afternoon at a luncheon with him, on the banks of Lago di Garda, in May of 2003. Wild white hair, hands flying in every direction, and not a lick of English coming [...]
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In the constant quest to find the ultimate summertime red, Annette has out done herself and brought in a fantastic Frappato. More on the specific producer and the story of how she found the wine later. For now, let’s concentrate on this grape, and even more importantly Sicily as a place.
Sicily, like any traditional European [...]
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I just got back from a wonderful week at VinItaly 2008. A few observations (more details at a later post):
VinItaly was better run than ever this year. Less chaotic and easier to get to on the business days.
The buzz around 2004 Barolo was evident (even Gary Vaynerchuk is in on the action). The [...]
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Allegrini, one of our favorite Italian producers, has decided to leave the Valpolicella Classico DOC, chosing instead to label their wine with simply the ‘Valpolicella’ label. This is not a casual move … the ‘classico’ designation carries weight and defines the wine as being from a far better region. So why did they [...]
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The wines from the 2006 vintage in Tuscany and Umbria are now starting to arrive in Minnesota (Badia a Coltibuono Cetamura, Falesco Vitiano, and others) … and this is a vintage to take special note of. Awarded five stars (highest rating) by Decanter Magazine, this might very well be a central Italy vintage [...]
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