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What is a Pecorino Grape The Pecorino grape is a white grape variety that was native to and actively farmed in Italy hundreds of years ago before it was generally forgotten. The varietal was named after the sheep (pecora in Italian) who used to nibble on the sweet, early-ripening grapes on their September drives from […]
With the horrific things going on in Ukraine today, we wanted to remember the beauty of the country and its people by reposting our blog on Kyiv from our 2019 trip. Our prayers are with the Ukraine people and hope they keep their country and their spirit. Kyiv’s History Kyiv Ukraine is one of the […]
February 2022 saw the resumption of the traditionally annual North American Tre Bicchieri roadshow after the pandemic-mandated halt to large-scale, trade-only wine tastings. Tre Bicchieri, which translates into “three glass” is the designation that Gambero Rosso, home of the comprehensive Vini d’Italia wine guide gives to the fewer than one percent of the more than […]
Hagia Sophia has been in the news as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reconverted this magnificent Byzantine structure into a place for Muslim worshipers for the first time in nearly nine decades. The Hagia Sophia has undergone several changes in its history. A Byzantine emperor, Justinian I, originally built it in the 6th century as the […]
Every year, the Italian food and wine magazine Gambero Rosso sponsors a tasting tour of Italian wines that win the organization’s prestigious Tre Bicchieri (“three glass”) designation. Gamberao Rosso’s panel of experts award this rating to only about one percent of the 45,000 wines tasted. Producers who win these designations are permitted to showcase these […]
Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux is a group of 134 top wine-producing Châteaux from a number of Bordeaux’s most prized wine appellations. The group sponsors a number of wine tastings that provide an opportunity to sample wines from the region’s newly released vintages. The January 2020 San Francisco Event focused on 2017 and 2018 […]