On Wednesday, I attended the first press conference of Wine in Venice, a wine-themed event organised by Wine Tales that aims to...
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Wine tasting course in Monte Isola
Today I am really happy because I am announcing that I will hold the first multi-day wine tasting course in Monte Isola on Lake Iseo...
Vinitaly 2022: 72 tastings not to be missed
Vinitaly 2022 is just around the corner and, like every year, I have prepared a little present for you (I hope you like it, I worked on it for two whole days!): the...
AIS Lombardy: preview Viniplus Guide 2022
I was recently at the presentation of Ais Lombardia's Guida Viniplus 2022, a wine guide now in its 16th edition. This year...
Alpago: pre-Blend Bellenda oenological symmetries
One thing I often repeat is that the place where we choose to live defines who we are and, consequently, how much beauty we are capable of...
Moscato Wine Fest: a grape variety to restart
I was at the Moscato Wine Fest 2021 a month ago now and I've been absent from the blog for a while now, but I'm an excused absentee because I'm spending...
Milan Wine Week 2021: Super press conference!
Last Monday I braved the hallucinating heat to answer the call of Milan Wine Week 2021 and attend a press conference that was to be held in...
Coronavirus Italy: Umberto Cosmo -Bellenda- writes to Verona Fiere
On Monday evening, just three days after publishing this article about Vinitaly 2020 being postponed until June, I received this letter from...
Coronavirus: North blocked, Vinitaly postponed to June, what do you think?
I have been quite undecided whether to write something about the Coronavirus, which I am sure you already hear about practically all day. In...
Vinitaly 2019: 8 wines from Emilia-Romagna to discover
At Vinitaly 2019, as always, I took a lot of notes... and flicking through my Moleskine Wine Journal today I had just decided to write a...
Vinitaly 2019: 72 tastings you can't miss
By now, for me to give you this map of my Vinitaly tastings is a tradition that I am happy to respect again this year! I have chosen 72...
FIVI 2018: the Piacenza Wine Market was a success, even if...
There, I know you noticed the end of the title, that 'even if' followed by the three canonical dots. You're already sniffing a slight controversy, so....