Posts Tagged ‘Sagrantino’
Our Italy: Recommendations for Wine, Events, Restaurants, Places to Stay
Traveling to Friuli? Great Wine, Food, Mountains and People. Bring your bike. -A beach in Puglia more your style? Can you keep a secret? Go to the Gargano. –Or a gorgeous, rocky beach with outstanding mussels? Go to Monte Conero in Le Marche -Umbrian Wines and Vineyards: Enologica Montefalco Festa: an amazing annual tasting…
Read Moremmmmmmm….Umbrian wine!
This weekend was the “Montefalceo 31st Enologica” Sagrantino wine release festival of the 2007 vintage. Sagrantino is to Umbria what Sangiovese is to Tuscany or Nebbiolo is to Piemonte. However, very few of the winemakers were pouring the 2007 vintage because it is just too young. It’s like bringing Lolita to the party instead of Gigi.
Read MoreSagrantino Festival: 30 Enologica Montefalco
Apologies for the lag in blogging, it’s been a wild and crazy 2 weeks! Visitors, dinners, classes, a story book wedding, and of course, the ogoing quest for the best pizza in Umbria. It will take me a few blog posts to catch up. You know it really is fall when the Montefalco Sagrantino festival…
Read MoreGoings on in the Upper Tiber Valley: Montone, Umbertide, Sagrantino
It’s time for a local news update: Weather report: still cool. We’ve actually had a good, steady rain, which is a blessing because everything was tinderbox dry. It was looking more like an African savannah than the green heart of Italy. I’m crossing my fingers that this rain will bring porcini mushrooms; it’s been 2…
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