This is a brief, less-than-3-minute video, that summarizes my post on my favorite wine hack. What kinds of Spanish wines have you tried, and what are your impressions?
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Favorite wine hacks! Select something interesting and good every time.
Pick the Spanish wine. It is normally on the lower side of the price range, and almost always interesting, and something you will like. It’s that simple. I have lived by, and made this recommendation, more times than I can count. And it has yet to fail me. And I drink a lot of wine,…
Everything is relative. My story of processing COVID-19.
“I cried because I had no shoes…until I met someone who had no feet.”– Various attributions I heard this quote many, many years ago, and I haven’t forgotten it. And I’m fortunate to have this quote front of mind, today, to shape my perspective. The year 2020 began in an exciting fashion, with the launch…
Everything you wanted to know about the wines of Italy, Spain, and France…but were afraid to ask
Streaming live at 09:00 pm ET, Wednesday, 25 March. Sound may be muted by default…so if you don’t hear anything, please check the lower right corner to make sure sound is not muted. Also, please be patient and fast forward through the first 4 minutes or so. The looks of consternation you were seeing on…
Some vino rosso with your dance of the tarantulas?
Unless you live completely off the grid, in the wilderness, the obvious story on everyone’s mind is that of COVID 19. The world looks much different from how it did only two weeks ago, and completely different from two months ago. I have many observations of COVID 19, from my interactions with people in Baltimore,…
Decoding the Old World – Location versus Grape
Originally, I had hoped to post something sharing the experience of traveling in Italy. Larger forces have intervened, and I have indefinitely postponed my trip. It can be tempting to lament the inconvenience that restrictions and quarantines and “social distancing” place upon us. Every day, I remind myself that this is bigger than Wide Roots,…
The Wide Roots Manifesto
I saw the word, and my initial reaction was irony. But only briefly. “Aglianico.” The important red grape from the Campania region of Italy, it would have made sense to see this word had I been in Naples, or the Amalfi Coast. But instead, I was 5,878 miles away, at the airport in Austin, Texas….
Tre Bicchieri – Italy’s wine diversity at its very best
On Friday, 28-February 2020, Wide Roots attended the Tre Bicchieri roadshow in New York City. The event was hosted by Gambero Rosso, a publication with a focus on the food, wine, and travel experiences of Italy. Each year, Gambero Rosso recognizes “above average” Italian wines in its publication Vini d’Italia. The ratings are done through…
Tre Bicchieri
Wide Roots is visiting Tre Bicchieri on Friday, 28-February in Chelsea (Manhattan). Looking forward to meeting the winemakers and tasting the wines that won the coveted “3 glasses.”
Welcome to Wide Roots
Wide Roots, LLC was formed in December 2019. We are an importer of high quality Old World wines, and seek to connect the cultural treasures of the regions and estates we represent with the interest of the consumer. Wine has a reputation for being unapproachable. We seek to remove the mystery by focusing on attributes…