Piemonte is considered the region that produces Italy’s best wine with a good variety of DOCGs and DOCs. Whoa whoa whoa ….what about Tuscany with their exalted Brunello, Barley and Vine – Tuscany. Like Lucy, I think I have some ‘splaining to do. Wine geeks all agree that Italy’s best wines are the three Big…
Category: Italian Wine
Valpolicella in the Veneto Region
Although there are many famous wine areas within the Veneto region, this post will focus solely on the Valpolicella viticultural zone as these wines are the most famous and are readily available in North America. We will revisit Veneto’s other famous wine offerings in later posts. The backbone, and most traditional grape variety in Valpolicella…
Puglia (Apulia) – The Region of the Screaming Deals
Italy has many DOCG and DOC’ wines that definitely wouldn’t be considered bargains, so they might be best left for your weekend splurge. Drinking red wine every day is good for the soul but as most of us don’t have unlimited funds we need out some bargain alternatives. The grande problema with this is that…
Tuscany
Tuscany is famous for the historic cities of Florence and Siena . A visit to this region should be on everyone’s bucket list to experience fantastic architecture and culture . A cute puppy dies every time a tourist takes pic at leaning tower of Pisa “holding it up” so you may want to pass on…
Wine Regions of Italy
There are 20 Wine Regions in Italy and it would take a lifetime to understand the nuances of them all. Within each region there is a comprehensive array of DOCG, DOC and IGT wine to explore but I don’t want my Scotch drinking time to suffer or my funds to deplete to the point where…
The Italian Minefield
Thoughts and Aimless Ramblings I’m sure you’ve heard people say that Italian wines are “better with food”. It wouldn’t be fair to paint them all with the same brush as there are so many types and styles of Italian wine. If you spend $15 on an Australian red you almost can’t go wrong but the…
Barley and Vine 