Carpineto offers great Tuscan wine values
Last month, Antonio Michael Zaccheo Jr. was in New York and New Jersey presenting his high-quality, reasonably priced Carpineto wines. We met at New Jersey’s
Wines to remember
A few weeks ago, I was at a tasting with Piero Antinori who presented his super Tuscan--and one could fairly say super praised--Tignanello and Guado
Ornellaia adds to Bolgheri’s fame
In 1981, Lodovico Antinori founded Tenuta dell’ Ornellaia in Bolgheri, then, an obscure Tuscan town except to those in the wine world. Nearby, Antinori’s cousin,
Gaja finds freedom in Bolgheri
The music world has its share of stars known by one name only: Prince, Cher, Madonna and Gaga. And the wine world does, too. Though
Sassicaia still unique
Few wineries create an iconic wine. And fewer still create an appellation. Sassicaia did both. Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta wanted only a glass of
Glorious white wines where others see red.
Like people, wines can get pigeonholed, too. From regions to wineries, it’s easy to focus on the obvious and miss the broader view—whether it’s New
Don’t give him another tie! Wine gifts for Dad.
Face it, your father does not need another tie. Or golf club, key fob or coffee mug. If he could tell you what he needs—and
Tommasi’s fourth generation is super-charged
Dario Tommasi in center, surrounded by his nieces and nephews of the fourth generation, (left to right) Francesca, Stefano, Paola, Giancarlo, Michela, Erica, Piergiorgio, Barbara, and Pierangelo.
Seeing the light with Luce
Generations of the Marchesi de Frescobaldi family, courtesy of Frescobaldi After a lifetime of winemaking, it wasn’t until 1995 that Robert Mondavi fulfilled his dream
The Amarone Families Know How To Perform
Sabrina Tedeschi, president of the Amarone Families at Felida in Manhattan. In the center of Verona, Italy, is a 1st-century Roman amphitheater, where opera is