by Elena | Aug 22, 2020 | A glass of
We are going to taste a Champagne of the most prestigious French Maisons, a Ruinart Blanc de Blancs. As a matter of interest, Ruinart is the oldest Maison in the Champagne region, born thanks to the intuition of a 23 year old monk Dom Thierry Ruinart who at the end of...
by Elena | Aug 14, 2020 | A glass of
We are in the Italian region of Marche, home of Verdicchio. But which Verdicchio? Yes, because this grape variety gives rise to two totally different types of wine: Verdicchio di Iesi and Verdicchio di Matelica. I have tasted both, and both are excellent white wines...
by Elena | Aug 1, 2020 | A glass of
We are in Switzerland, specifically in Valais, perhaps the most prolific canton in terms of Swiss wine production. And we are talking of great wines, coming from high altitude vineyards. During the last event Caves Ouvertes des vins du Valais, among the many and...
by Elena | Jul 27, 2020 | A glass of
… That’s what I said to myself when I saw this label unknown to me: a Hungarian wine produced by the famous Spanish winery Vega Sicilia?? Indeed, Vega Sicilia does not only mean prestigious Iberian red wines such as Macán or Unico, but it also means Hungary,...
by Elena | Jul 21, 2020 | Wine tours
Tenacity and frankness: this is my feeling when I meet Valentina Di Camillo, a person out of the ordinary and strongly linked to her land and origins, Valentina who together with her brother Luigi, the official winemaker of the family, under the guidance of their...
