Ciao Maria — yes, Vino Nobile is one of the most wonderful wines of Tuscany, and definitely a favorite of mine.

I do enjoy the wines of Avignonesi and Poliziano, but Contucci and Boscarelli are also wonderful.

One of my favorites is from a tiny producer called Luteraia, and I sometimes have it stocked in my shop. You can find it…[Read more]

Hi, Frank! You’re thinking of Sciacchetrà, the local sweet wine that is outstanding. It’s tough to spell and say, but here’s how you pronounce it. I didn’t do a review of it here, but I have some bottles on their way from Italy and will do a write-up of the Sciacchetrà 2015 vintage when it arrives.

If you are interested in picking some up w…[Read more]

Hi Ken — yep, the Wine-Searcher app for iPhone and Android is a handy one to have.

Cheers.
Michael

Ciao Bonnie — I’m really sad to hear that. I’m also quite surprised that Alitalia wouldn’t let you check your wine, I’ve flown them before with no problems. If you think about it, it’s kinda silly for an Italian airline to not accept Italian wines.

Okay, that said, why don’t you send me a message (just use our contact form here:…[Read more]

Hey David, thanks for the pointer to the iPhone app.  Looks like the Android version for 2016 can be found here.  I find that Slow Food is a little slow getting the app out, and it trails the book by ~3 or 4 months.  I’m not sure when the 2017 version will be out.

I agree that the app can be a great way to carry the recommendations on the ro…

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Thanks Larry — you’re right, and just like with junk food, many drinkers of cheap wine are completely unaware of what’s going into their wine. Even worse, the wineries are not required to list their ingredients (unlike all other food).

Blissful ignorance isn’t necessarily a good thing.

Cheers.
Michael

Ciao Mary.

My apologies, but I’ve checked and unfortunately that’s a wine we can’t seem to get in directly. That can happen with some producers, usually because of low inventory or they have an exclusive importer in the US.

I’ll keep checking to see if there’s another way to get it in, and if so I’ll follow-up with you.

Cheers.
Michael

Hi Tony — you have a couple of options for finding these wines.

1. Call your local wine shop or liquor store (if they sell wine) to see if they can get it in. Usually they’ll have a list of importers they can check with. You can often find the name of the importer on the winery’s website. To find the winery, just google the name of the winery +…[Read more]