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CATHERINE FALLIS: A GUIDE TO NEBBIOLO
FeaturedDiscoverCollectSurpriseThe DropAbout Us Log In/Sign Up Catherine Fallis: A Guide to Nebbiolo Catherine Fallis, MS Here’s how it goes for sommeliers and wine lovers discovering Barolo, the majestic Nebbiolo wine of Piemonte in northwest Italy. First, there is the awareness, a sighting – on a wine list, retail shelf or table. Then, with luck, a […]
SOUTH OF SOMEWHERE BY ROBERT CAMUTO
Italian wine and cultural expert Robert Camuto’s latest book, South of Somewhere, is a much-needed diversion, an armchair escape to the heart and soul of Southern Italy. Through intimate family meals, vineyard visits, and constant wine tastings, Camuto shares his joy, passion, and experience with both the original movers and shakers in wine, and now, […]
PLANETA WINERY SICILIA
Sicily has long been a favorite wine region for us at Planet Grape Wine Review – so many unique grapes, places and stories, so rich in culture and history. PLANETA is one of the island’s top producers. Check out their delicious Moscato from Noto, Carricante and Nerello Mascalese from Etna, Frappato and Frappato/Nero D’Avola from […]
SPARKLING WINE FOR YOUR VALENTINE
Happy Valentine’s Day! Here are a few of our favorite sparkling wine recommendations for you: Cote Mas M Cremant De Limoux Rose Brut 1531 nv Cote Mas Cremant De Limoux AOP Rose Brut Languedoc Roussillon France 92 12%, 750 ml, $19.99 Light, supple, finely sparkling and dry with notes of strawberry, raspberry, apricot, sea shell, chalk and almond sliver. nv […]
DISCOVER FRANCIACORTA – ITALY’S MOST SERIOUS SPARKLER & A MOST WORTHY HOLIDAY WINE
NewsAllSpiritsWineCocktailsBeerLifestyle More Recipes Videos Vintage Alcohol Ads Field Trips About Us Discover Franciacorta Italy’s Most Serious Sparkler & A Most Worthy Holiday Wine Early on in my wine career the Champagne started flowing. I knew I would have a long love affair with this fine, elegant, and expensive sparkling wine. I just didn’t know how […]
PLANET GRAPE WINE REVIEW HOLIDAY GIFT SETS
#holiday #gifts #wines #spirits #liqueurs #Boulard #Disaronno #Farniente #sommelier #wineexpert
PLANET GRAPE WINE REVIEW – PROSECCO: FRIVOLOUS VS SERIOUS
#HOLIDAY #GIFT #SPARKLING #WINE #PROSECCO #frivolous to #serious #proseccosuperiore #wineexperts #sommelier #tastingpanel
PLANET GRAPE WINE REVIEW SICILIA DOC
#mastersommelier #wine picks #summer #wines from #sicliy #sicilia #siciliadoc #italy
CATHERINE FALLIS JOINS SLOW WINE GUIDE 2022 AS CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
We are contributing again this year for the 2022 guide, California and Oregon wineries that produce “good, clean and fair” wines per the Slow Food manifesto. #certified #ccof #organic #biodynamic #demeter #california #oregon #slowfood #slowwine #planetfriendly
PLANET GRAPE WINE REVIEW TRENTODOC
Discover this unique, high quality Champagne-method sparkling wine from Trentino Italy #trentodoctime #trentodocday
THE WHITE AND PINK SIDE OF PIEDMONT WINE BY DR. LIZ THACH MW
The White and Pink Side of Piedmont Wine
PLANET GRAPE WINE REVIEW PIEDMONT DISCOVERY
#Barolo is #italian #wine #star #Nebbiolo but there are more grapes to love! #grignolino #timarossa #freisa #nascetta Here We Go! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmwo1bnN-Ts
PLANET GRAPE WINE REVIEW & LA SCOLCA GAVI
Panelist Liz Thach: Gavi dei Gavi is indeed from higher quality vineyards, but is a designation that is only used by La Scolca. La Scolca is an artisanal winery, which pioneered modern, controlled vinification in stainless steel to preserve the subtle fruit of the Cortese grape. The oldest vines and best sites are reserved for […]
THE NEXT GENERATION OF WOMEN IN WINE
Read our reviews of these wines here: 2017 Trimbach Riesling Reserve Alsace 2018 Jean Luc Colombo La Belle de Mai Saint Peray 2016 Travaglini Gattinara 2017 Caro Barons de Rothschild Lafite and Nicolas Catena Mendoza
BEST ORGANIC WINES
Food and Wine Best Organic Wines Catherine Fallis Thu Jul 9 It seems like nowadays you can find organic vegetables, fruits, and even organic mac & cheese, but have you tried organic wine? Organic wines are having a moment, but it is often challenging to decipher based on just the label. Sometimes the back label […]
BADIA A COLTIBUONO
blog | April 9, 2020 – 4:51pm | By Catherine Fallis Etruscans in the first century and later Romans produced wine here in the sun-drenched hills of Gaiole in Chianti in the heart of Tuscany. In 1051 St. Giovanni Gualberto, founder of the Vallumbrosan order of Benedictine monks, established the abbey, or “Badia” of Good […]
