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Tag Archives: Italy
New Year's Eve 2020
Somehow, I can’t see this new decade surpassing “The Roaring Twenties” of the last century. New Year’s Eve is one of those holidays that my Bride prefers to have at the house. I mean periodically I think of how nice … Continue reading
An Amarone and an Eiswein
A dinner with The Wine Raconteur (Sr.) and Jr. and the two lovely brides, and some cameo appearances by the children. It was the perfect setting for a Christmas season dinner and we were happy to be squeezed in to … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged Amarone della Valpolicella, Corvina, Corvinone, Eiswein, Famiglia Pasqua, Germany, Italy, Kessler-Zink, Negrara, Pasqua Vigneti e Cantine, Rheinhessen, Rondinella, Silvaner, Veneto
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Querciabella Chianti Classico and Camartina
While I was enjoying a wine tasting at the Fine Wine Source in Livonia, I was thinking what a great job the representatives at The Vintage Wine Company have in being able to taste and pour some great wines, potentially … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, Camartina, Chianti Classico, Italy, Querciabella, Sangiovese, Toscana IGT
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Querciabella Batar and Mongrana
There I was having this arduous job of just tasting some charming sparkling wines and then I was going to try some Italian wines while I was at the Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan. All the wines that were … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Batar, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Italy, Merlot, Mongrana, Pinot Blanc, Querciabella, Sangiovese, Super Tuscan, Toscana IGT
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Ford, Ferrari and Iococca
We went out to see Ford v. Ferrari the first weekend it came out. It is hard anymore for us to agree on a film to go see as most of the films are directed to an audience that thinks … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Italy, Lee Iacocca, Rosso di Montalcino, Sangiovese, Table Wines, Villa Nicola
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A Night at Andiamo
It was going to be the last night that we would see My Favorite Daughter, as all good things come to an end. She was able to see some of the weather that she misses, since she lives in the … Continue reading
