Andrea’s blog, a discovery journey through Italian wines, wine makers and much more...
I had my first sip of wine when I was 2, I can still recall that moment like it was yesterday. Sitting on my grandpa knees, sipping the wine he had produced from his glass. For him was one of the best moment of his life, share with his eldest grandson, the result of one year of hard work in the vineyard, for me was the moment where my passion for good Italian wine was born.
My job, often my friends laugh at me when I call it this way, is about tasting plenty of wines, long, hard tasting session and discover new gems and wine makers to work with and unfortunately, a downside of the job, is that you can’t drink a wine without tasting it and give your professional opinion or have your friends asking you to pick the wine when eating out....
In my blog I will write about my adventures whilst discovering the finest itailian wine and bring you the latest news from the world of wine and more specifically, Italian wine.
I will also like to hear what you have to say so please share your views & comments.
My job, often my friends laugh at me when I call it this way, is about tasting plenty of wines, long, hard tasting session and discover new gems and wine makers to work with and unfortunately, a downside of the job, is that you can’t drink a wine without tasting it and give your professional opinion or have your friends asking you to pick the wine when eating out....
In my blog I will write about my adventures whilst discovering the finest itailian wine and bring you the latest news from the world of wine and more specifically, Italian wine.
I will also like to hear what you have to say so please share your views & comments.
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“Reassuringly expensive. Be afraid of Amarone in the $20’s. Amarone is sold at a premium for a reason!”
Too often an Amarone, but also a Barolo or a Brunello for Italian wines are considered all the same, independently of the producers and the vintage and the cheaper the better, however, when it is too cheap, as the title says, they are not good and their expensive price is a guarantee of the quality of the wine
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Buon anno, happy 2012
Hope you had a really good end of 2011 drinking plenty of excellent wine, hopefully Italian, like I did and a fantastic start for the 2012. At Italyabroad.com last year plenty has happened, starting with the launch of our brand new website just before Christmas that according to the feedbacks received so far, has been well received.
Tags: Abruzzese, Presuntuoso, Franciacorta, Arturo Barone, Lugana, Chiantiview comments (0) - read more -
Best to be consumed within 6 months of purchase...
.. or something like that. I was really surprised when I read that advice on the back label of a bottle of wine, it was an Italian pinot grigio but there was the whole Italian range, the Mondelli range, on offer from Sainsbury, which had a “normal” price of £9.99 but was on offer at only £4.99.
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Cheap Italian wine: why and what it is?
Have you ever read the label of a bottle of cheap Italian wine? Tried to understand where it comes from? More and more often, Italian wines are the cheapest available, damaging the whole Italian wine industry, however, if we all read the labels with a bit more of attention we could easily discover the trick behind the cheap ones.
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