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On the Wine Trail in Italy

On the Wine Trail in Italy

http://acevola.blogspot.com/

Italian wine Ambassador, moving between Italy and America. Passionate about both of my countries. Sustained by the energies of California, Texas, Sicily and the Adriatic. Drawn to the open spaces of America and the small vineyards of Italy. Old soul with a young heart.

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  • A Moving Experience

    Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 00:24

    This afternoon I was standing in the aisle of a super market looking at a stack of Italian wine. A good looking woman in her middle 40‘s, with a plunging neckline, motioned to the Sangiovese and suggested I try a bottle. “It’s delicious. And it...

  • The Wine Week, So Far (looking for a wine of the week)

    Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 12:36

    It’s just been three days this week so far but it feels like a week or more. Evening events, tastings, wine dinners every night this week so far (with more to come) along with full day’s work, working lunches even. And then there are the deals.Tw...

  • O-N-D Halftime Report: A Three-Tier Crusaders Gamebook

    Posted on Sunday November 15th, 2009 at 21:14

    Only 39 selling days till ChristmasThere are all kinds of things to distract one in the wine business these days. Confluences abound, yet points of view are so diverse that to troll the top 100 wine blogs is to get a combination of blunt head trauma,...

  • Master Class in Gruner and Nero D\'Avola at a local Bacaro

    Posted on Sunday November 15th, 2009 at 15:31

    A cicchetti feast for vegans and a panino-fest for porchetta-loversHow often does one get the opportunity to travel around a state visiting great wine people with a master sommelier like Damon Ornowski? Last week, while my amigo was noshing it up in ...

  • Klaatu Burrata Nikto

    Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 09:14

    Funny, some of the convergences in life. Just a few observations from the road. Maybe it’s all the high- sugar, high-acid wine I’ve been trying from Kracher. But when I got an email today from Sausage Paul that the burrata was in, and I’m not, ...

  • Italian Wines: This is Your Moment to Shine

    Posted on Monday November 9th, 2009 at 08:53

    Bordeaux is in the tanks, Australian wines are on the decline. Elite California wines are having an identity crisis, and Spanish wines suffer from not having a large enough base. Argentina is emerging because of their affordable and drinkable wines. ...

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This blog is currently rated a 4.00 out of a possible 5 based on 1 comment.

Almilano

4 stars Alex Roe

Lots of interesting info about Italian wine - good blog for those who want to know more about Italy's underrated wines.

Posted: October 5th, 2007 | More Reviews From Almilano | Report This Comment

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