Years ago I read the novel by Nobel-awarded José Saramago, ‘Blindness‘. It is a very impressive novel in the typical Saramago-style, with sometimes page-long sentences, and no paragraphs or quotation marks. It tells the story of an epidemy hitting a country and it spares no one.
Like Piemonte also Liguria boasts unique grape varieties, historical vineyards, and a lot of original wines. A fantastic wine region that is full of remarkable surprises. But unlike Piemonte, most of Liguria’s wines are still waiting for discovery by a bigger audience.
It is the time of the year we dedicate time to fine wine. The right moment to know more about Aglianico, one of the world’s iconic grapes because from this variety some of the most precious long-lived red wines are created.
If ever a country left an unforgettable memory to me it was Georgia. My visit to Georgia was short, but offered a plethora of special experiences. For a small country it possesses a wealth of richness of culture, wine, history, beautiful nature, mountains and great people.
Piemonte’s well-known products are wine and rice. But hazelnuts are an important produce too and are found everywhere in Piemonte. The local variety is called ‘tonda gentile’, known for its rich taste.
Italy’s Adriatic coast is a long strip of sandy beaches, from Venice to Gargano giving space to thousands of tourists each summer. One exception breaks this pattern: Monte Conero, a huge mountain of 572 meters above sea level, south of Ancona, a rock of intense white chalk, covered with a natural park with woods and wildlife.
‘Perché fare un vino – c’è già troppo vino nel mondo?’ Questa domanda mi viene spesso posta dopo che la gente ha sentito parlare di un vino prodotto da me.
Fruška Gora is a long-running hill range, in Srem district, west of Belgrade, partly in Serbia and partly in Croatia. It’s name is originating from Frankish period in 9th century, when the Germans called it ‘Frankenwald’.
The richness of indigenous grapes makes Sardinia´s viticulture highly interesting and this in combination with the original gastronomy makes Sardinia a wonderful destination.
Sardinia is one of Italy´s largest regions, but for long it´s image was that of a desolate island and shepherd´s paradise and not much more… And, yes, there are still shepherds living a quiet life with their sheep..
Three days ago my friend, Paul Truszowski (a wine journalist from Berlin born in Poland), posted on social media about enjoying and partying at this time of the year.