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 …
Zooming with Sergio Germano
Ciao Amici! A few weeks ago I was invited to join a zoom tasting with Sergio Germano of Ettore Germano winery in Piedmonte, organised by Libiamo wines in the UK. I jumped at the chance, Sergio has a reputation as a brilliant winemaker. So the following week the wines arrived, a fabulous Rosato Sparkling wine, …
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 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
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 …
Tuscan Heaven at Campochiarenti
Hi Again Just over 30 miles south of Florence lies the beautiful hilltop town of San Gimignano, with majestic towers and stunning vistas across the Tuscan countryside. Six miles east you will find the beautiful tiny hamlet of Campochiarenti. The Campochiarenti history begins at the end of the 10th century when the church of Saint …
Rathfinny at the Ritz 🇬🇧
Hi again all, I wrote last year about the launch of Rathfinny's new English sparkling wines, from Sussex, England, you can check that out here. Rathfinny Blog. After a very successful initial launch their new vintage 2015 Blanc de Noirs & 2016 Rosé are about to be launched on the 1st of May and then …
Not just labels, Incredible Artworks!
Hello again First blog for 2019. Labels.... I see and hear about people buying wines all of the time because of the labels. Its obviously a great marketing tool at a certain price point to distinguish one wine from another on extremely crowded and competitive supermarket shelves to make them stand out. Of course some …
Jackson Family Wines – Part 1 Vérité
Hi all, A few weeks ago I was extremely privileged to be invited to the prestigious Dorchester Hotel in Mayfair, London for a very special wine tasting. A tasting to celebrate the release of the 2015 Vérité wines. VÉRITÉ & CARDINALE Well, this was not going to be any old wine tasting. Vérité & Cardinale …