Diary of a Sommelier Student- La Degustazione-Lessons 5-7

An update on the last month of my primo livello course with Ais . The past month has been busy, but my Sommelier courses continue... and I c...

Orvieto and Florence-Art is not just in the Museums

Last week I was on the road-the annual 7th grade field trip, where my friend and co worker Kate and I took a group of 16 7th graders on a wh...

Wine and the City 12-15 May 2010

4 days and more than 80 addresses in Naples for a new and glamorous stroll through the city, where the common thread is wine presented in un...

May 2010-Wine Month in My Campania

Campania has dedicated an entire month  to the wine world with events in historical locations, appointments in cantinas, and wine tastings. ...

Antonio Papa-'Passione, Amore, Dolce, Cuore'

Wednesday, April 7th. The day before Vinitaly. Trudging through the construction site which would become the Campania Felix Pavilion I notic...

Shopping and Spumante---What Else Could a Girl Ask For?

Saturday night.  Via Chiaia, Napoli.  A must for an evening stroll;  window shopping with the beautiful people.  Smack in the middle of this...

Wine Tasting---in Ristorante!

I mentioned a few blogs ago that I had a golden opportunity to get a behind the scenes look at the wine biz by helping out in the Terre del ...

You Can’t have Two without Three---My Search for My Campania White continues…

My quest for my Campania white at Vinitaly led me to Pavilion 7. To Feudi di San Gregorio . To my friend, Alessandro Palmieri . My first app...

On the Road-Destination-Taurasi

No matter where I turn, my aglianico, in version Taurasi is popping up all over. Star of Città del Gusto’s recent wine lab and present at l...

Wine Tastings at Vinitaly...Just Do It!

When you attend a wine fair, particularly one the magnitude of Vinitaly, you’ve gotta have a plan. It is impossible to get through the week ...

My Campania Vigna Felix at Vinitaly---Troppo Bello...

Just back from Verona.  Back home in Campania.  I sit here reflecting on my Campania vigna felix  that made, in my opinion, una bella figu...

Retro Gusto-a 'Must see it to believe it' in Verona

At the end of the day at Vinitaly, when the stands shut down, the lights go off, the fun is not over.  It's Vinitaly...it's Verona.....

On the Road-Vinitaly here we come....

Over the past couple of weeks, my facebook home page has been flooded with news about THE wine fair in Verona- Vinitaly.  Giornalists with t...

Let’s Continue this Chiacchierata-Diary of a Sommelier Student

While preparing for my 4th sommelier class, I was a little overwhelmed with the subject matter. We would be learning about the grape … every...

La Pastiera - a Must for Easter

In Campania, la pastiera , is dessert that MUST be served during the Easter season.  Each paese , town, has their own version, and I'd l...

E' Arrivata la Primavera----Spring at Ciao Vino

I stopped by Ciao Vino in Varcaturo, as I usually do a few times a week to 'see what's up', and I was taken aback by the makeov...