A day outdoors. Our odyssey started with angry skies but thankfully we dodged the rain once again. Our destination: Amalfi. Our mission: to discover the…
Hidden jewels of Campania
Blessed with rain, wind, sun and wine! The group met a 9am sharp to head to our first winery of the tour – the beautiful…
The hamlet of Montalcino
Buon giorno Antonio,This coming Saturday, as you probably know, the LCBO will release some Brunellos from the 2010 vintage, which is considered to be the…
New wines in Ontario stores
Un anno fantastico! A WONDERFUL 2015. A MAGICAL-TO-BE 2016! Stay tuned for upcoming news from the world of Italian wine, food and travel. Some good…
Wine picks + music events
ITALIAN WINE DISCOVERIES AT VINTAGES During my numerous tours visiting the region of Piemonte in Northwest Italy, I encounter many small realities of Viticulture that are not…
Assaggi di Vino Italiano
ITALIAN WINE DISCOVERIES AT VINTAGES Last Saturday, August 22nd 2015, a dozen of Italian wines were included in the new LCBO Vintages catalogue. Among them,…
Evviva il Veneto!
MY STORIES AND WINE SELECTIONS The photo in this post shows Luciano Marchetto, the proud papa’ at the helm of a small family winery in…
The Tuscan Renaissance
WHY TUSCANY? At all my speaking engagements, either with sommelier students or at social wine tasting events, I find my audience has a lot of…
Antonio’s Picks
There are so many great wines and regions featured in this latest release from the LCBO. From the usual Pinot Grigio in Trentino and Alto…
Antipastini
OCT 25 VINTAGES RELEASE WHAT I LIKE AND WHY… Ciao a tutti!The next Vintages release in LCBO stores (Oct 25) features a nice section of…