Aglianico del Vulture – Part One

Nunc est bibendum - “Now is the time to drink” – declares Horace, and we certainly agree, although the verse that follows may not really inspire in this cold and sodden month of January, Nunc pede libero pulsanda tellus - “now is the time to dance footloose upon the earth”.  The roman poet Horace was born in Venusia, to us [...]

Il Roncal ‘Picolit’ from Friuli-Venezia Giulia

The compact region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia borders on Austria, Slovenia and the northern Adriatic Sea. Home to an array of native and international varieties, the Friulians have applied studied vineyard techniques and avant-garde enology to the production of highly distinctive whites, as well as some eminently attractive reds. It is here in Friuli that we found [...]