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Tag Archives: Abruzzo
Bacca Nera/Red Blend, Scappatello, Cantina Diubaldo, Cerasuolo D’Abruzzo DOC, Abruzzo, Italy, 13% abv., 2022, US$17
Azienda Agricola Diubaldo is located near Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy – just north of where we travelled in August 2022, and to the east of the Grand Sasso d’Italia, aka the Apennines (right). They produce some pretty awesome certified organic wines … Continue reading
Posted in Italy, OTHER, RED, red wine, ROSE
Tagged Abruzzo, Cantina Diubaldo, Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo, DOC, Italy, red wine, rose, Rose wine, Scappatello
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Charity fundraising tasting
During Cov*d, I offered a wine tasting with paired hors d’oeuvres to a local Rotary Club fundraiser for the Victoria Hospice Society in the memory of my father-in-law, Ken, who spent his last days there. Of course, because of Cov*d, … Continue reading
Posted in cabernet sauvignon, Cabernet Sauvignon / Blends, California, France, Grenache / Garnacha, Italy, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Petite Sirah, Plavac Mali, RED, Shiraz / Syrah, Zinfandel
Tagged Abruzzo, Bastides Miraflors, Brac, California wine, Caymus Suisun, Christiana Tiberio, cotes catalanes, Croatia, French wine, Italy, Lafage Winery, Petit Sirah, Petite Sirah, Plavac Mali, red wine, Stina, Stina Vino, Suisun Valley, Tiberio, Tiberio winery, US wine, Walking Fool, zinfandel
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Pecorino, Colline Pescaresi, Azienda Agricola Tiberio, Pecorino IGT, Cugnoli, Abruzzo, Italia, 2021, abv. 14%
In 1999, when Cristiana Tiberio’s father Riccardo discovered this property and its rare Trebbiano Abruzzese vines in the middle-of-nowhere Abruzzo, emptied his bank accounts to buy it, and replanted most of it with Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, more Trebbiano Abruzzese, Pecorino and … Continue reading
Posted in Italy, Pecorino, WHITE
Tagged Abruzzo, Agricola Azienda Tiberio, Antonio Tiberio, Azienda Agricola Tiberio, Colline Pescaresi, Cristiana Tiberio, cugnoli, IGT, italia, Italian wine, Italy, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Moscato di Castiglione, Pecorino, Pecorino IGT, Riccardo Tiberio, Tiberio winery, Trebbiano Abruzzese, white wine
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Cretico, Chardonnay, Cantina Tollo, Terre Di Chieti IGT, Abruzzo, Italia, 2008, 14.5% abv, C$39
Well, this one falls under the heading of This-is-why-you-always-go-into-a-wine-store-knowing-more-than-the-kid-professing-to-being-able-to-assist-you. I’d wanted to buy a Sicilian Chardonnay and thought I was doing so – not knowing where Terre di Chieti was exactly. I believed the guy at Legacy who was quite … Continue reading
Posted in Chardonnay, Italy, WHITE
Tagged Abruzzo, Cantina Tollo, chardonnay, Cretico, italia, Italy, Terre di Chieti IGT, white wine
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