Hello Again Well its that time again soon for #slurpingtalian Part 4! Come and join us again on INSTAGRAM LIVE (Lee (wineman147) and me (peter.pietrovini) ) for more spectacular wines, #shirtalert - of course and a few laughs, however trust me.... the jokes will not get any better! There maybe even some more #wineanory...... This …
#SLURPINGITALIAN No. 3
Hi again, The last #slurpingitalian No. 2 with the wines of La Piotta from the region of Oltrepo Pavese was a great success. The shirts and wines TOP NOTCH! Taken from the IG Live hence .... PHOTO quality! We were blown away by the response we had to people buying the wines to slurp along …
Sicily- Part 8 – Monreale DOC – Denominazione di Origine Controllata
Hello again. In my last blog, the last paragraph was... By the way.... just before we left Renato said to the driver, "At the end of the drive turn LEFT as if you go right there is a landslide preventing you from getting to Palermo!" WHICH WAY DO YOU THINK HE WENT.... Find out …
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Sicily- Part 7-Baglio Di Pianetto
Hello again folks, I'm now making a habit out of this regular blog gig! I know I know about (insert expletive) time. So we're off to our final winery of the day, where we will be staying, also for dinner, great wine and then off for the vineyard & winery tour early tomorrow. We are …
Sicily – Part 6 – CENTOPASSI- The Mafia Lands
Hello again and so soon! I guess in this current environment of lockdown it is an opportune time for me to catch up on belated blogs. What this unprecedented time has shown us is, that life is short and I need to make time outside of my normal (non wine life) to write lots more …
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Sicily- Part 5 Alessandro Camporeale
Hello again, Second winery of the day 11 am. Well this press tour last May, Sicilia en Primeur 2019, had a super busy schedule and we got to visit so many fabulous vineyards in just a few days. After Rapitala (last blog Part 4) we are just down the road fifteen minutes to Alessandro Camporeale. …
Sicily- Part 4 – Tuesday Morning – TENUTA RAPITALA
Hi Again For everybody that follows my twitter feed... and if you don't why not? @pietrosd You will have seen this bottle, (in the header of this blog) a good few times over the last few vintages. I have been a huge fan for the last 5 years of the Rapitala Grand Cru Chardonnay. So …
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Sicily – Part 3 – Monday Cantine Settesoli – Mandrarossa
Back again...So after the tasting at Feudo Arancio it's back on our bus and off to Settesoli winery and our overnight stay at their Hotel and restaurant IL VIGNETO Resort. Super fast check in, dump our bags and a very quick shower it was already time for dinner, we walked through their beautiful gardens to a …
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Sicily
Hello again, Well this this is my first blog of 2020 and unfortunately due to my hectic work load the first in some time. Thats about to change starting with my whole series on Sicily, starting with my press trip last year to 16th Edition of Sicilia en Primeur. I've been travelling 5-6 times per …
I need one of these!
Hi Again I have been sent some items recently that I will be reviewing over the next few weeks which include interesting wine bottles (new design & eco friendly), a fabulous wine preservation system and also a few goodies I already have at home. However, this week I received a press release from Michele Chiarlo, …