Author Archives for Alfonso Cevola
On the Wine Trail in Tuscany @ 130kmph
The sign was put on the door, gone fishing. For wine. I took a quick, long week to make an orbit around Tuscany to taste the new wine and talk to some of my winemakers. We traveled as far north as Vinci and Capezzana and as far south as the Maremma, with some time spent […]
Retail Therapy - Chianti Classico for $40.00?
I received an email today from a gentleman who was friendly with a producer of Chianti Classico.
They were looking for an American home for their wine, as their importer had lost steam with their product.
In as nice of a way as I could, I attempted to explain to this gentleman that if a medium- to-large […]
Italy: The Future is Now
It seems that The Italians are on a roll! Once again they are back in The States, talking to restaurant and wine shop owners. They are back in the game!
Historically the French and the Italians have accounted for about half of all wine made in the world. And they have consumed about half of that […]
