I’ve had the distinct privilege of spending time in Apulia, friends of ours own and operate a winery in Apulia. When my wife and I went to Apulia, I made the mistake of flying into Rome and renting a car and driving. I’m not sure what I looked at when I went to map quest [...]
I’ve had the distinct pleasure of visiting Bertani during Vin Italy. I am familiar with most of their portfolio and love their Amarone Classico, a wine that takes six years from harvest to release. Bertani still makes their wine in the traditional style; their entire philosophy is based on quality and timeless techniques that have [...]
One of the few places I haven’t visited in Italy is the island of Sardinia; it’s definitely on my short list of places to go. I’ve discussed the island with several friends from Italy and everyone speaks very highly of the island and it’s magical beauty, pristine beaches and the unspoiled landscape. The passion for [...]
Several years ago, my wife and I spent some time in Montalcino. We were traveling around Italy with some friends and they had asked if we could visit some wineries while we were in Tuscany. I contacted a friend of mine; she’s the export manager for Col d’Orcia Winery and had been inviting me to [...]
With all the travel shows and food channels available to consumers today, the famous lemon liqueur is no longer the big secret from the Amalfi Coast of Italy. I find it amazing that wherever you eat on the Amalfi Coast, at the end of your meal lemoncello is served on the house. Each restaurant has [...]
The summer of 2009 in Maine will probably go down as “the summer that wasn’t’.” I don’t think I’ve ever seen a summer with weather as random and fall like as this year. It’s amazing how much weather can affect tourism and customer’s dining habits. We have seen highs and lows in our business as [...]
Even though this is a wine blog, I’m going to shift the focus for one week and write about our new Chef and his new menu. Back in January, I made “the decision” to hire a new Chef for Varano’s. Our existing Chef had been with us as Sous Chef and ultimately the Chef for [...]
Suppliers trying to sell me more of their wine are constantly bombarding me. Everyone has a new great wine in his or her portfolio that I need to try. If it were up to my suppliers, I’d be sampling wine seven days a week and rewriting my wine list weekly. Let’s face it, there’s an [...]
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