Why does this book cover wine regions in three countries? The answer: because the real, physical wine region is situated in these 3 countries and these territories share the same terroir, the same history, the same viticultural traditions, culture, and
MY NEW BOOK ALMOST PUBLISHED !
MY NEW BOOK ‘NORTH ADRIATIC’ IS ALMOST PUBLISHED! The book offers an introduction to the regions of Friuli Venezia Giulia – West Slovenia – Istria – Kvarner. More information about the concept you can read here: https://paulbalke.com/north-adriatic-my-new-book/ Are you interested
BLENDS: AN ANSWER TO OVER-ALCOHOLIC WINES
This wine, Goriška Brda belo 2015, is a blend of 50% Sauvignonasse, 30% Rebula, 15% Pinot Blanc and 5% Pinot Gris. The alcohol-level in wines has become a topic.* According to many reviews and blogs there is a trend for
ADVENTURE IN LIGURIA
Photo: Dolceacqua (Liguria) Sometimes life can take unexpected turns and shake you completely and you can’t have any influence on it. I have many such experiences. Like most of you, I am sitting at home now due to the corona-virus.
IN QUARANTAINE
Photo: landscape in the Alta Langa (Piemonte) 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
LIGURIA PONENTE, HEROIC WINES WITH CHARACTER
Photo: vineyards for Ormeasco di Pornassio DOC. Much of Liguria’s wine landscapes have not yet been discovered, unlike those of Piemonte and Tuscany, even if they are more or less situated in between. Like Piemonte also Liguria boasts unique grape
TAURASI, THE JEWEL FROM SOUTH ITALY
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
AMAZING GEORGIA
Photo: Alaverdi monastery situated amid the vineyards of Kakhetia. It possesses a good wine cellar and produces its own wine. If ever a country left an unforgettable memory to me it was Georgia. My visit to Georgia was short, but
A MIRACLE OF HAZELNUTS
Photo: the dish of Macedonian chef Igor Stepanovski 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.
CONERO DOCG riserva, GREAT CLASSIC
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