Another Cincinnati International Wine Festival has come and gone. My wife and I had too much wine (just like every year), but it was fun. I attended the festival with a dilemma this year. On one hand, I wanted to take really good notes so that I could write all about it here. On the [...]
The next wine in our series on Montepulciano d’Abruzzo is Majolica from producer Podere Castorani. The Castorani name comes from the family of surgeon Raffaele Castorani who invented the first surgical procedure to treat cataracts and owned the property in the late 18th century. The property has since gone through different owners and the winemaking [...]
The Filomusi-Guelfi family in Abruzzo, Italy are the producers of this Montepulciano. The family has been in the region since the 16th century where they have a vineyard of over 9.5 hectares. The majority of the vineyard (78%) is Montepulciano grapes. There is so much history behind the vineyards producing Montepulciano d’Abruzzo that it makes me want [...]
Quattro Mani translates to mean “four hands” which supposedly represents four celebrity Italian winemakers who produce wines from indigenous Italian varietals, such as Montepulciano. I tried to find out who these “celebrities” are but I couldn’t find any info on them. If anyone knows, please post a comment.
I also tried to visit the website of the [...]
The 2008 Cincinnati International Wine Festival is just days away, March 28 & 29. I’m looking forward to the event and recommend you check it out if you’re in the area. Even if you’re not from the area, it may be worth the trip as it’s quite an event.
The festival brings over 600 wines from [...]
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo is often thought of as a table wine. Something that is not sophisticated and meant for casual drinking. Because of that fact it is sometimes not given the attention it deserves in production resulting in a less enjoyable product.
This isn’t the case with all Montepulciano d’Abruzzo. In fact there are some very interesting [...]
The next series of wine I am tasting is an Italian varietal called Montepulciano d’Abruzzo. If you know anything about Italy, you’ve probably guessed that this varietal comes from the Abruzzo region along Italy’s Adriatic coast. And if you know your wine grapes you probably guessed that it’s made from the Montepulciano grape, which is [...]
According to an article published yesterday in the Financial Times, Amazon.com is gearing up to enter the online wine sales market.
Amazon is currently recruiting a Senior Buyer “responsible for the acquisition of massive new product selection, as Specialty Foods is an emerging segment and the Sr. Buyer will work to build out entirely new selection [...]
It seems as though I’ve been reviewing Cabernet Sauvignon for ages. But to tell the truth, I really don’t mind. Cabernet Sauvignon is one of my favorite varietals. It’s considered the King of wines for a reason. Strong-bodied and elegant with complexity and intensity. Who could not love Cabernet?
All together, I tasted 27 different Cabernets [...]
