The general descriptor for Pinot Grigio is a crisp, dry, refreshing white wine. And generally, when you visit a wine store, you will see many options for Pinot Grigio. Among all the variety of labels and bottles is also variety of how the wines show. In March we launched Villa Corniole, a winery launched and…
Category: Wine education
Perspectives on clean and organic wines
Is knowing that a wine is “clean and without artifical additives” the only factor important to you, or are you also interested in where it comes from and who produces it?
A dish to pair with Cannonau: “Filetto di maiale ripieno alla Wide Roots”
Read on for a translation of the Italian phrase. Last week I set out to solve a problem. In putting together a food and wine experience with the delectable Cannonau di Sardegna from Audarya as a centerpiece, I was seeking a traditional dish from Sardinia but also something I could replicate easily in an American…
What’s next for Wide Roots: fast expansion!
A pandemic and a trade war turned my launch plan upside down…and I effectively doubled down on it.
Adventures in wine travels – a meeting with a legend
An incredible run-in with a legend, and a family winery visit that seeded a route into the wine business.
The difference in European and “New World” winemaking, and our preferences as wine drinkers
Do you have a preference for European wines, California wines, or wines from another location? Do you know why you have those preferences? This week, Staci and I had the opportunity to take a 3 day class on the wines of Italy, through the Italian Trade Agency. The class, a comprehensive survey of the 20…
Pietro Nera, our partner from the Valtellina region
In 1940, the roots of an important and eventually highly regarded winery were planted, by Guido Nera. Far in the north of Italy, near the Swiss border and the Alps, vineyards were planted on steep slopes, with southern sun exposure to provide enough warmth to adequately ripen the notoriously finicky Nebbiolo grapes…known by their local…
Introducing our partner from Sardinia…Audarya
A fun fact about Sardinia, known in Italy as Sardegna, and an island to the west of the Italian peninsula: It is a “blue” zone, one of five places in the world with the highest concentration of centenarians, or people who live 100 years and beyond. I’m sure many people want to know the secret,…
Introducing our partner from Valtellina
If you’ve been following me on social media recently, you may be saying one of 3 things. Not this again. (I hope not) Yes! You’re finally going to tell us who it is and what you are doing. But really, you are right? And to those last two, I answer yes! And to the first…well,…
Sicily – a celebration of couscous and wine
If you were asked to name a country or location associated with couscous, what would you choose? Morocco, the place of its origin? The Middle East? Spain? France? Italy? All would be good choices. But there is one place I have in mind, because of the beginning of the 23rd Couscous Fest, this 18-September. It…