Archive for the 'Italian Wine' Category

Wine Blogging Wednesday - Just Seven Words

Once again, it’s Wine Blogging Wednesday.  The one day each month when wine bloggers around the world all write about a common theme.  The theme this month is Just Seven Words, hosted by Andrew at Spitoon. 
The idea with Just Seven Words is to limit the tasting notes to seven words.  Here’s how Andrew clarified the [...]

Mezzacorona Pinot Noir

Continuing my quest for a good, cheap Pinot Noir I picked up a bottle of Italian pinot.  Mezzacorona Pinot Noir comes from the Tretino region of Italy.  It’s a simple Pinot Noir that I found rather boring.
There is nothing bad about this wine other than a lack of complexity and underwhelming characteristics.  The nose is [...]

Negroamaro - An Italian Indigenous Varietal

This month Wine Blogging Wednesday is hosted by Tyler at Dr. Vino and the theme is Go Native, which means go with indigenous varieties.  I knew I wanted to do something Italian for this and I thought about it for a while.  Of course I make it more difficult with my own criteria.
The Criteria

It has to [...]