Sicily

テイスティング記事 I admit that although I have a great interest in Italy’s many indigenous varieties, until now I have turned a...

テイスティング記事 During the last few years I have been rather a lone voice raving about the tiny DOCs of Mamertino and...

現地詳報 When I was working as a sommelier in an Italian restaurant in Berlin in the early 1990s, a colleague of...

現地詳報 A couple of years ago I got an unexpected email from Jim Furze, who at the time was MD of...

テイスティング記事 Yesterday I wrote about the general situation for Sicilian wine. My somewhat revolutionary thoughts were provoked by this year’s en...

Don't quote me See also today's Rest of Italy assemblage in which there are some Sicilian tasting notes, and Walter's collection of tasting...

今週のワイン From £6.50, €5.85, 59 Danish krone Find this wine I'm writing this on the first day of summer, and as...

テイスティング記事 This the second half of a collection of tasting notes that don't fit into one of Walter's thematic articles. See...

今週のワイン From €7.75, $10.79, £7.99, AU$19.99, DKK 99, CA$20.27, NOK 134.90 Find this wine This unassuming bottle of wine, with a...

無料で読める記事 This article is also published in the Financial Times . See also my detailed tasting notes. Italy has no shortage...

テイスティング記事 Amid the doom and gloom surrounding Italy’s 2014 grape harvest, there is one wine region where growers are extremely pleased...

ニックのレストラン巡り This article is also published in the Financial Times. The Cataniese go to great lengths to ensure that your arrival...

テイスティング記事 Yet more Italy today. Nick and I have just returned from a long weekend in eastern Sicily, where vine growers...

テイスティング記事 Italy’s fondness for en primeur tastings continues unabated (see, for example, Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino, Nebbiolo Prima, etc, etc)...

テイスティング記事 I first met Frank Cornelissen at a very informal tasting and dinner in London in May 2011 – the informality...

テイスティング記事 A generic tasting of Sicilian wine has become an annual fixture on London's wine calendar. The event is organised by...