NO-MOR-A The wine world is as full of trends as any other, with the exception of fashion, which seems to have a new trend every season…Wine may seem a fuddy-duddy world to the outsider, populated by stuffy middle-aged men in suits, talking in clipped tones about...
the valley of many cellars As I have indicated previously, I like Verona as a city very much. I have been on a number of occasions, both during Vinitaly, the annual wine trade fair and when it has been a bit calmer. I love the old centre and am familiar with the...
in fair verona, where we lay our scene Fair seems rather to undersell Verona, but in Shakespeare’s day, it was also a synonym for beautiful. And he’s not wrong. Verona is absolutely lovely. You may have glanced at my previous post about one of the...
Lord Kitchener got 18 of the 19 letters correct. Close, but no cigar. What he really meant to say was: Our Country Needs You! It’s become much warmer over the last 2 weeks. I’m seeing a lot more ‘summertime reds’ around Alba as visitors from more...
The harvest may have finished this year, but I hope this post is a little more relevant than the Anglo Saxon Chronicles…As ever here, if it’s in yellow, click on it – you might like it. 2020 has been a good year for the vineyards here in Piemonte – without...
