Wine Directory

General Comments

- A Word About Wine
- What does price mean on a bottle of wine
- Quality Wines – Italian always the best
- Describing Wine – Without the Mystery
- Italian Vines Explained – General information on Italian Autochthon vines
- Italian Designer Wines – A new tendency among established producers
- Italian Wine – Protecting Quality
- Paris Hilton and Prosecco in a Gold Can
- Italian Grape Harvest 2006 – Best Quality in Decades
- Italy passes No Wood Chips in Wine Law
- New Wine – Vino Novello – What is it?
- Chips Free Wine – Save the Wine!
- Passion for Life – Passion in Wine
- Searching for our Souls – Searching for Prosecco
- Wine Tour Italy – Open Cellars Memorial Day Weekend
- Italian Grape Harvest 3 weeks early in 2007
- Prosecco and Sabers – Who’s your Daddy!?!
- Fake Prosecco and Pinot Grigio on the Market – Protecting Quality 2007
- 2007 Italian grape harvest down 13% - Wine prices to rise 20%


Exhibits

- Vinitaly – The Wine Show – Verona Italy
- VitignoItalia 2006 – Wine Tradeshow in Naples
- Miwine 2006 – June 12-14 Wine Tradeshow in Milan

Wines and Food

- Salmon and Indivia Wines 101 – Fagottino Salmone and Indivia

Wines By Region

Abruzzo - Types of Wine
- Trebbiano di Abruzzo DOC – White Wine from Central Eastern Italy

Campania - Types of Wine

- Aglianico del Taburno Rosso – Antique red wine Benevento
- Fiano di Avellino DOC – Flavorful White Wine from Campania
- Falanghina DOC – White Wine from Campania – Heritage disputed
- Greco di Tufo DOC – Smooth White Wine from Avellino
- Taurasi - Red Wine from Avellino

Campania - By Producer
- Vertical Tasting Montevetrano 2003-2004-2005– A Tris for the Cellar

Emilia Romagna - Types of Wine
- Nocino – Nectar born in the night of San Giovanni Battista

Friuli Wines - By Producers
- Livio Felluga Terre Alte 2002 – Dry white wine

- Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso – Ronchi di Cialla

Friuli Wines - By Type
- TGI Fragolino – Free the wine!
- Ribolla Gialla - A little known Connoisseur’s delight
- Schioppettino – Heirloom Red Wine of Friuli
- Verduzzo Friulano – Autochthon White Wine from Friuli

Liguria Wines - By Producer
- Pigato Bianco 2004 - Colle Dei Bardellini (IM)
- SCIACCHETRA' – A rare and unique white wine

Lombardia Wines

- Valcalepio Rosso – Blue Collar Wine

Marche Wines

- Verdicchio Castelli di Jesi – Colonnara Cuprese 2004


Wines of Piemonte - Types of Wine
- Asti Spumante – Sweet Sparkling Wine
- Barbaresco – “Cinderella of Wines”
- Barbera - Barbera Barricato
- Barolo - The wine of Kings
- Roero Arneis – Noble White Wine
- Dolcetto D’Alba – A Red Wine genuine as the land itself

Wines of Piemonte - By Producers
- Ceretto Bricco Asili Barbaresco Bernardot 2001 - A perfect wine for a savory meal
- Ceretto Monsordo Bernardina 2000 - Designer Red Wine
- Enzo Boglietti - Dolcetto d’Alba 2005

- Elvio Cogno - Barolo Ravera 2003 DOCG

- Gaja Barbaresco 1998 – Red Wine from Piemonte
- Gaja Sori Tildin 1997 – Red Wine from Piemonte

- Gattinara 2001 Travaglini – A great Nebbiolo at a reasonable price

- Produttori del Barbaresco - Barbaresco Pora’ Reserve

- Fiulot Barbera d’Asti - Prunotto 2004

Puglia Wines - By Producers
- Solyss Negroamaro La Corte 2004 – Red wine from Puglia

Sardegna Wines - By Producer
- Prestizu Vermentino di Sardegna Soletta 2004 – The perfect wine with fish

Sicily Wines - Types of Wine
- Nero d’Avola – A great Sicilian Everyday Red Wine

Sicily Wines - By Producer
- Grillo Feudo Arancio 2005 - White wine from Sicily

- Nadir Tenuta Rapitala’ 2004 – Sicilian Sun in a glass

Tuscany Wines - Types of Wine
- Brunello di Montalcino – Super Tuscany Wine
- Chianti Classico

- Rosso di Montalcino – The Prince and the Pauper

Tuscany Wines - By Producers

- Borgonero – Borgo Scopeto 2001 – Super Tuscan

- Brunello di Montalcino - Coldisole 2000
- Brunello di Montalcino – Manachiara Silvo Nardi 1997 DOCG

- Chianti Classico – Castello di Monastero 2001
- Chianti Superiore – Castello di Monastero 2001

- Ghiaie della Furba - Capezzana 2000 – Supertuscan at a reasonable price

- Guado al Tasso Antinori

- Camartina 2001 - Querciabella – Super Tuscan without the bite
- Chianti Classico 2003 - Querciabella - Super Chianti from an Artisan of Wine
- Luce della Vite 1999 – Frescobaldi-Mondavi

- Lodola Nuova 2000 - Tenimenti Ruffino - Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
- Modus - Ruffino 2000 – Designer wine from Tuscany
- Ornellaia 2004 Tenuta dell’Ornellaia Bolgheri
- Le Volte 2005 – Tenuta dell’Ornellaia
- Romitorio Di Santedame 2000 – Tenimenti Ruffino
- Vernaccia di San Gimignano San Quirico 2005

- Vin Santo del Chianti 2000 – Castello di Meleto

- Le Pergole Torte – Montevertine - One of the best unloved Tuscan wines

Valle d'Aosta - By Producer

- Vallée d'Aoste Petite Arvine Vigne Champorette 2005 - Les Crêtes

Veneto - By Types
- Bardolino – A Wine, a Vacation Destination
- Pinot Grigio – Yes, But which one?
- Prosecco – Bubbly not just for special occasions
- Ripasso Valpolicella – Learning about wine
- Valpolicella – A region, A wine

Veneto - By Producers
- Pink Pinot Grigio – Folonari 2005
- Prosecco Brut Aneri
- Prosecco Crede Brut Bisol 2005
- Foss Marai Prosecco DOC Extra – Dry
- Montesel Prosecco – Vigna del Paradiso 2005 Extra Dry
- DiFlora Pinot Grigio delle Venezie 2006 IGT – Great everyday white table wine

- Brolo di Campofiorin Rosso Veronese 2003 IGT

Vini della Franciacorta
- Terre di Franciacorta Rosso – Red Wine
- Terre di Franciacorta Bianco – White Wine


Apperitivi

- Sgroppino