Puglia – Wine tasting at Locorotondo’s Cantina Sociale and Monopoli and Cantina Albea and Alberobello Brandy Falconer Early Friday morning, my friends and I drove to the nearby sports and…
I’m headed off to Germany to taste wine and see the vineyards in the Rheingau region along the Rhein River near to Rudesheim. This looks set to be a great…
Sicily – Morgante Winery in Grotte, Agrigento Brandy Falconer Noticing that the stormy weather had not subsided despite my efforts to appease the gods yesterday, I decided to try again,…
Grapelive: Sicily Brandy Falconer Trecastagni Sicily, BBQ with Ciro and Stephanie Biondi and the winemakers of Etna region. After a week in Naples to reorganize and refresh at my friends’…
Tasting some California Grand Cru’s When you think of Peter Michael and Lewis Cellars, you think, and rightly so, you think top quality and limited availability. They produce some of…
The Pebble Beach Food & Wine (Formally the Master’s of Food and Wine) kicked off their second year as America’s premier Wine and Food event for foodies and wine geeks.…
Grapelive News April 2009 Kerry Winslow This has been an impressive month in terms of new releases and the quality of the recent wines and vintages. I must say I…
Vinitaly, The Final Day Brandy Falconer Sunday night there was an earthquake. When it happened, I was surprised to feel it, and concerned because the apartment where I am staying…
Day 4 at Vinitaly Brandy Falconer Despite my original intentions to take the day off from the expo, today was my “Winnie the Pooh-style” day of wandering, visiting and enjoying…
Vinitaly 2009 Day 3: Giro d’Italia Brandy Falconer In preparation for the Giro d’Italia cycling race, which starts May 9 with or without Lance Armstrong, I thought I would take…