Looking for a great wine (or wines) for your Thanksgiving gathering? The Wide Roots team has you covered! Pairing a wine with Thanksgiving can be like threading a needle. The wine has to be delicate enough not to overwhelm the turkey while being substantial enough to stand up to the sides. A big oaky red…
Category: Interesting wine regions
A Visit to Pietro Nera: 3 Generations of Heroic Viticulture
A story that epitomizes my journey into wine importing…a relatively undiscovered wine, and a warm family welcome.
The case for putting Italian wines on your radar
The case for getting off the beaten path, and for exploring wines outside of typical locations and grapes
Villa Corniole – an introduction to the Pellegrini family and “heroic” viticulture
A visit to the Pellegrini family, the owners of Villa Corniole in Trentino.
June 2021 Wine of the Month: Celler Jan Vidal Brut Cava Selecció
While Wide Roots has had an emphasis on Italian wines in the early part of our journey, we are also excited to bring on a producer from Catalunya, in Spain, and their excellent Cava. Since 1970, Cellar Jan Vidal has been producing high quality Cava and is now in the 3rd generation of the family….
Wine of the Month: “Gavigliano” Lacrima di Morro d’Alba DOC Superiore
Spring has a certain freshness to it, and we couldn’t imagine a more fitting wine to celebrate it than this one.
Wine of the Month Tasting: Villa Corniole Pinot Grigio Pietramontis Trentino Doc
Dispel myths about Pinot Grigio and taste this rugged Dolomite example with us.
Wine of the month: a Pinot Grigio that tastes like cool mountain breezes
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…
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.