Tag Archives: italy

Cesanese del Piglio “Colle Ticchio” Corte dei Papi 2008

Posted on August 22, 2011 by waywardwine

If you drive southeast of Rome on the A1, the hills fold, one upon the next, building into the Apennine Mountains. Along the way, Anagni, a medieval town, hangs on a ridge, encrusted with Roman stone walls and cinder-block apartments. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cesanese | Tagged Anagni, Apennine Mountains, avignon, azienda agricola colletonno, cesanese, colle ticchio, colletonno, colosseum, Commodus, corti dei papi, drink, Food, Gladiator, Italian wine, italy, lazio, lorenzo landi, philip, Recreation, Ridley Scott, rome, russell crowe, wine | 4 Comments

Lambrusco, Villa di Corlo, Graparossa di Castelvetro, DOC Italy NV

Posted on June 13, 2011 by waywardwine

I know, I know, another Italian wine. Sheesh, this guy is redundant. But I need to burst a bubble: Most Lambrusco is not sweet. Also, not everything from 1981 turned out as a well as I did. *Ahem* From the … Continue reading →

Posted in Lambrusco | Tagged Apennine Mountains, Aristotle, Cato the Elder, Emilia-Romagna, Emilia–Romagna, Godfather II, Graparossa di Castelvetro, Italian wine, italy, Lambrusco, logic, Pliny the Elder, Riuniti, sparkling red wine, Sparkling wine, syllogism, wine, Wine tasting descriptors | 9 Comments

Nebbiolo, Monte Degli Angeli, Barolo DOCG Italy 2005

Posted on June 6, 2011 by waywardwine

I’ve committed infanticide. Opening a Barolo five years after harvest is child sacrifice to traditionalists. Why? For the last century and a half this small commune in northwestern Italy has made wines that usually soften into something drinkable after a … Continue reading →

Posted in Nebbiolo | Tagged 2005, Barolo, italy, Maceration, Monte degli Angeli, nebbiolo, Oak (wine), pinot noir, Slovenian, wine, Wine tasting descriptors | 1 Comment

Nebbiolo, Palmina, Santa Barbara County CA 2005

Posted on March 8, 2011 by waywardwine

Palmina‘s nebbiolo will enchant you into almost believing it is Italian. Steve and Chrystal Clifton manage this finicky Piedmontese grape in Santa Barbara with a deft touch. If you’ve drunk Barbaresco or Barolo, you know nebbiolo. The two communes in … Continue reading →

Posted in Nebbiolo, Red | Tagged barbaresco, Barolo, California, italy, nebbiolo, palmina, pinot noir, Produttori del Barbaresco, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara California | 2 Comments

MYTHMENDING.ENDING

Posted on March 9, 2010 by waywardwine

The final battle nears. Since late January, I have coerced grape juice into wine. Yet if I don’t begin bottling, it all risks ruin. Pumping oxygen out has carried my wine through weeks of racking. Now I must use the … Continue reading →