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My First Glass of Italian Wine (When was Yours?)
This is a response to a previous post I wrote – one that suggested that a glass of Italian wine be drunk as if it’s the first time it’s ever been tasted – as if it’s the last time it ever will be.
I wrote a poem inspired by that, from the point […]
Your Last Glass of Italian Wine…
Question:
if you knew the glass of Italian wine you were holding in your hand was the last wine you would ever drink, which wine would you choose? And which glass would you choose to drink it from?
If you could choose one place to drink your last glass of wine, where would it […]
The Wine Show…
So I’ve been checking out the website of the other wine event I mentioned previous posts ago on the off-chance that I might be able to attend it (that’s if I’m not away on holiday on a secluded beach being served copious amounts of Chardonnay and fish by a very tall and fine waiter with […]
The Italian Wine Society…
I’ve just found a web site called The Italian Wine Society. Though it’s based in the UK, they source a variety of quality wines from many Italian wine regions like Sicily, Tuscany, Piedmont and Lombardia.
You can search for a whole range of wines on their site – Red, Rose, White and Sparkling – including Chianti, […]
Vinopolis: City of Wine…
Thought I’d find out more about the wine tour in London that I mentioned in a previous post – Vinopolis: City of Wine – as I’d like to go there this month. Also, it might be useful for any wine lovers out there intent on visiting London (or those who live there).
London’s Vinopolis offers much […]
7 Gift Ideas for the Ultimate Italian-wine Lover (Part 2)
Continuing on from the gift ideas suggested in the previous post (did you try any of them, by the way?), here are 4 more for you to sink your teeth into!
The following are very simple ideas, but the wine lover in your life will love you for being so thoughtful.
IDEA 4: Corkscrews…
Yes. The humble corkscrew. […]
7 Gift Ideas for the Ultimate Italian-wine Lover…
So you have a friend, relative or partner who’s completely head-over-heels in love with Italian wine – it’s all they ever talk about. This person happens to be a really nice human being too. So you think: I know what - I’m going to get them a present, because they’re lovely and they deserve it.
Allow […]
Oh Good, Another Wine Event!
Following the initial elation and subsequent disappointment of not being able to attend last week’s international wine fair, I’m on the hunt for a wine event that EVERYBODY is allowed to attend.
I was crushed, I tell you, crushed on finding out that only traders could attend that festival (p.s. you had to show some sort […]
Care for a Tall Glass of Spumante?
‘Spumante’ (pronounced spoo-mahn-tay) means ‘foaming’ in Italian and is the name given to sparkling Italian wines (other terms used: ‘bubbly’ or ‘fizzy’ wine).
Italy wears the crown for producing the widest range of Spumante wines in the world. What a title to carry. And deservedly so, I might add! You can sample a range of Spumante […]
The London International Wine Fair
I was looking for a wine fair to go to in London, and as it so happened, to my delight, there’s one coming up this week! It’s a 3-day event running from May 20th-22nd at the ExCel International Exhibition and Conference Centre in East London.
The London International Wine Fair is considered to be ‘the single […]