Everyone thinks February is all about Valentine’s Day and Love. I’m not going to tell you to forget about your husband, wife, girlfriend, boyfriend or significant other. What I am going to tell you is that every month is wine lovers month. My Dad’s birthday is in February and we celebrated at Varano’s. My Dad’s [...]
We recently hosted a ten vintage vertical tasting and dinner with Piero Incisa Della Rochetta of Sassicaia. This was a culmination of ten years of planning and a passion for one of my favorite wines. I’ve been a lover, collector and consumer of Sassicaia for over twenty years, this was a once in a lifetime [...]
One of the main reasons for traveling to Verona every spring and attending Vin Italy is the exposure I get to Italian wines. Unfortunately, owning an Italian Restaurant in Southern Maine is a blessing and a curse. The blessing is we’re a half mile from the beach, overlooking the Rachel Carson wildlife preserve, and we’re [...]
I recently returned from Verona, where I attended Vinitaly for five days. Vinitaly is one of the largest wine shows in the world featuring approximately 4,400 wineries and about 100,000 different Italian wines. The show is located in an industrial complex spread out over eighteen different warehouses. Each warehouse is dedicated to a particular region [...]
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