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Italian Artists: Movimento Degli Arcani & Apulia
Life is sometimes stranger than fiction and this past weekend it seemed that many of my different lives came together in a strange union of coincidences. As I mentioned when I changed the theme on my...
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Italian Indigenous Varieties: Bombino Bianco From Apulia, Bombino Nero From...
Thursday is indigenous grape variety day here at Avvinare. This week’s grape is Bombino Bianco, a white grape variety which grows in Apulia and some other regions surrounding that part of the Italian...
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Italian Regions: Puglia – Brindisi, Maci Family
Brindisi is such a curious word. On the one hand it means let’s have a toast, a “brindisi” to someone or something. On the other, it used to bring to mind ferries going to the Greek islands, a port...
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Wines of the Week: Rocca dei Mori Line (Apollonio) From Puglia For End of Summer
Summer has ended. I know I am feeling it and I am sure you are as well. I just returned from a lovely trip to Cape Cod. While there, I drank lots of fun summer wines including some wine from … Continue...
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Italian Indigenous Varieties: Catanese Bianco & Nero
This week’s grape varieties are Catanese Bianco e Catanese Nero. The former is almost extinct because of its’ extremely sensitivity to disease while the latter is generally used as a blending grape...
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Wine of the Week: L’Es from Gianfranco Fino – Puglia
I had the pleasure of meeting Gianfranco Fino and Simona and tasting his wine L’Es for the first time last summer at VinoVip in Cortina. I was lucky enough to see them again this year at Operawine...
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Italian Indigenous Varieties: Fortana Nera (Emilia) & Francavidda Bianca...
One of this week’s varieties hails from Emilia Romagna. It’s called Fortana Nera and is originally from France, specifically from the Cote d’Or. In fact it is also sometimes referred to as Uva d’Oro,...
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Italian Indigenous Varieties: Impigno Bianco from Puglia
This week’s variety is called Impigno Bianco. The name is clearly a family name and is thought to be that of the person who brought this grape to Italy, specifically to Puglia near the town of Ostuni....
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Pasquetta: Time for A Picnic, What to drink?
While today’s weather hasn’t been perfect, it does remind me of many Easter Monday picnics I used to have when I lived in Italy. Traditionally a holiday, most Italians go out for a picnic with friends...
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Wine Wednesday: Aleatico Passito from Masseria Li Veli (Puglia)
I know this picture is very blurry but in addition to having tried many wines that afternoon, I also had just seen Sting sing two of his songs in what felt like my living room so perhaps I was overcome...
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Wine Wednesday: Armecolo from Castel del Salve from Puglia
I discovered Castel del Salve one year at Vinitaly. I was tasting Aleatico that year in Puglia and I was very attracted to their modernist labels. I then discovered that they are from a small town in...
View ArticleItalian Indigenous Varieties: Malvasia Nera di Brindisi
This Malvasia hails from Puglia or Apulia as we say in English. It tends to grow around Lecce, Taranto and Brindisi. Malvasia Nera di Brindisi which is also sometimes called Malvasia Nera di Lecce,...
View ArticleWine Wednesday: Primitivo di Gioia del Colle Muro Sant’Angelo-Contrada...
My wine of the week for wine Wednesday is from Apulia, from Tenuta Chiaromonte. It is a Primitivo from Acquaviva delle Fonti in La Murgia which is near Bari in Apulia. The winery started in the 1800s...
View ArticleSweet Wines from Italy Made With Red Grapes
I confess, I have always been a sweet wine lover. I almost never pair the wines with a dessert but usually just sip them as my dessert. I also have to admit, that when I think of sweet wines,...
View ArticleItalian Indigenous Varieties Nightly On Instagram Live At 9:00pm
Once upon a time, in 2009, I started to write a column for an online website called Alta Cucina. I wrote about Italian indigenous grape varieties because I was amazed at how many there are and their...
View ArticleTasting Primitivo di Manduria – #ItalianFWT
Primitivo is a grape variety that you can find in the Italian region of Apulia or Puglia as it is called in Italian. Primitivo is related to the Croatian grape Tribidrag and California's Zinfandel....
View ArticleHiso Telaray’s Renata Fonte Negroamaro IGT
I had never heard of Renata Fonte until this past weekend. I watched a movie on YouTube that was part of a four part series that ran in 2018 called Liberi Sognatori. I was stunned that I never heard of...
View ArticleA Wealth of Grapes From Puglia
Today’s run for the Giro d’Italia is in Puglia. Lauren at the Swirling Dervish writes a great recap of the race here. Puglia or Apulia as we would say in English is a beautiful part of Italy. This long...
View ArticleWine Wednesday: Nero di Troia, Cantine Le Grotte
This Wine Wednesday I am tasting a Nero di Troia 2018 called Selva della Rocca from Cantine LeGrotte in Puglia. The wine comes from the province of Foggia, specifically from Apricena. It was lovely...
View ArticlePrimitivo from Gioia del Colle, A Revelation
Puglia or Apulia as we write in English, is a long region that is the heel of the Italian boot and is among the top wine producing regions in the country. A large part of the wines are made with...
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