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Category Archives: Calabria
Radici del Sud 2014 – Day 4
Our fourth day, Friday 6 June, would feature a morning of producer tastings and an afternoon of the first competition tastings, ending at the Cibus restaurant in Ceglie Messapica with a vertical of Cefalicchio’s Jalal moscato bianco. Another round of … Continue reading
Posted in Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Food, Italy, Red wine, Restaurants, Rosé wine, Sicily, White wine, Wine, Wine producers
Tagged 400 Some, Aglianico, Armentario, Baglio Ingardia, bianco d'Alessano, Bombino Bianco, Calabria, Campania, Cantina Carpentiere, Carbone, Carbone Vini, Casa Comerci, catarratto, Cefalicchio, Ceglie Messapica, Cibus, Duca Carlo Guarini, Falanghina, Fiano, Fonzone, Greco, I Buongiorno, Irpinia, Jalal, magliocco canino, Malìa, Malvasia Bianca, Malvasia Nera, moscato bianco, Mottura, Negroamaro, Nero d'Avola, Nero di Troia, Ole Udsen, pizzica, Primitivo, Puglia, Radici del Sud, Radici del Sud 2014, Sicily, Stupor Mundi, Valentina Passalacqua, verdeca
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Radici del Sud 2014 – Day 3
The third day, Thursday 5 July, was also dedicated entirely to producer meetings. Again, a lovely mixture of old acquaintances and new discoveries. Among the “old friends” I particularly noted the following: Tenuta Monaci/Severino Garofano were in fine form, as … Continue reading
Posted in Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Italy, Red wine, Rosé wine, White wine, Wine, Wine producers
Tagged Aglianico, Aglianico del Vulture, Antica Masseria Jorche, Antico Castello, Basilicata, Beniamino d'Agostino, Botromagno, Calabria, Campania, Cantina del Notaio, Casa Maschito, Castel del Monte, Cefalicchio, Cirò, coda di volpe, Colli di Salerno, Cote di Franze, Cotinone, d'Agostino, Di Meo, Falanghina, Fatalone, Fiano, Fiano di Avellino, Gaglioppo, Gerardo Giuratrabocchetti, Girofle, Greco, Guastaferro, Il Repertorio, Irpinia, Le Braci, Lunarossa, Manduria, Monte Vulture, moscato bianco, Negroamaro, Nero di Troia, Ole Udsen, piedirosso, Poderi d'Agostino, Primitivo, Puglia, Quartara, Radici del Sud, Radici del Sud 2014, Raffaele Guastaferro, Rosso Canosa, San Severo, sémillon, Sergio Arcuri, Severino Garofano, Sorrentino, Taurasi, Tenuta Monaci, Tenuta Petrera, Vesuvius
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Radici del Sud 2014 – Day 2
Wednesday 4 June marked the beginning of single-producer tastings. There are two sessions in a day, with 15-20 producers at each session. I knew many of them already, but some were new. It was great to reconfirm the excellence of … Continue reading
Posted in Apulia, Calabria, Campania, Italy, Red wine, Rosé wine, White wine, Wine, Wine producers
Tagged Aglianico, alicante, ansonica, Antico Palmento, Battaglio, Borgodangelo, Bruno Garofano, Calabria, Campania, Cannito, Cantina Nistri, Cardone, Cataldo Calabretta, Cirò, Donnachiara, EstRosa, Fiano, Gaglioppo, Gioia del Colle, Greco, Greco di Tufo, Il Sava, Irpinia, Le Braci, Le Ormere, Locorotondo, Luigi Maffini, Malvasia Bianca, Manduria, Marianna Annio, Masseria Cistonaro, Masseria l'Astore, Negroamaro, Ole Udsen, Paestum, Paolo Patruno, Patruno Perniola, Pichierri, Pietraventosa, Primitivo, Puglia, Radici del Sud, Radici del Sud 2014, Salento, Severino Garofano, Taurasi, Tenuta del Conte, Tenuta Monaci, Vinicola Savese
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Radici del Sud 2014
Some of you may have noticed my love of the lovely Radici del Sud event. I am fond of the subject, indigenous Southern Italian grape varieties and wines, I am fond of the venue, I am fond of the food, … Continue reading
Posted in Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Italy, Sicily, Various, Wine, Wine producers
Tagged Masseria Caselli, Ole Udsen, Radici del Sud, Radici del Sud 2014
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Interviewed – James the Wine Guy
It has been too long since I last posted on this blog, and you are going to have to wait a bit yet. I fell with my bicycle last week and suffered a concussion. I don’t yet feel fully up … Continue reading
Posted in Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Italy, Molise, Other, Sardinia, Sicily, Wine
Tagged Apulia, James Melendez, James the Wine Guy, Masseria Altemura, Ole Udsen, Puglia, Southern Italian Wine, Zonin
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Severino Garofano
Just a short ping to point you in the direction of a lovely interview with the wonderful and thoughtful hero of southern Italian wine, Severino Garofano: http://www.lucianopignataro.it/a/severino-garofano-il-principe-del-salento/3472/ Yours truly Ole
