Giannis Krassaki, #winelover In the period from 12th till 16th October, 2017, our #winelover community, which counts more than 25,000 members, gathered in Belgrade (Serbia) in order to celebrate International Prokupac Day and get immersed in the Serbian wine scene. The first evening in Belgrade was dedicated to a BYOB dinner at Steak&Wine Bar. It was a great opportunity to… Read more →
Happy Friday #winelovers! Here’s a post regarding November being Prostate Cancer month. For short hand sake, I’m going to refer to Prostate Cancer as PCA though out this summary. How common you ask? Around 17% of US men will come down with PCA and that’s a lot! PCA is the most common form of cancer found in American, Canadian, Australian… Read more →
Luca Formentini of the Lugana Consorzio speaks about the wines of Lugana, Italy with me at a tasting and luncheon in Boston’s Porto restaurant. ===> Video by Brad Smith Don’t forget! Save Lugana by drinking Lugana! Cheers, Luiz Alberto Founder of the #winelover community Master of Wine candidate Member of the Circle of Wine Writers Italian Wine Ambassador I combine… Read more →
This is a film project that brings #winelover-s together. I met the film maker, Rudi Goldman, in our facebook group while he was doing post production of the film. I think the first time was when he was seeking funding for the film through crowd funding. He has since become a valued member in our community. A few months later,… Read more →
Etna Wine School and the Consorzio per la tutela dei vini Etna DOC worked to develop a multi-day program where more than 30 individuals from a dozen countries had direct access to 23 different Etna wineries and scores of wines. During the tour, #EtnaWineSchoolinterviewed a number of #winelover-s and wine-trade professionals about these inimitable volcanic wines. These were their answers… Read more →
Panos Kakaviatos Greetings #winelovers! For over 15 years I have been visiting Bordeaux, and tasting the great wines from this celebrated wine region. Bordeaux has always been a standard setter for wines made worldwide, from Cabs and Merlots to Sauvignons and Semillons. It has an enduring appeal, not only for its gorgeous Medoc chateaux, its pastoral Sauternes landscapes, its… Read more →
Piedmont (Piemonte in Italian), one of my favorite wine regions of the planet. Now it has a very nice “Wine and Travel Atlas”. •/• Paul and I during a wine trip in Italy. •/• Paul Balke (author, journalist, wine expert, Barolo specialist, and #winelover) wrote a book, filled with with very nice pictures, excellent maps, texts about the wine, culture,… Read more →
VERONA APRIL 10-13 2016 WHY VINITALY IN 2016: • IT’S THE 50TH EDITION-1ST ONE WAS IN 1967. Since then, this is the event that more than any other has marked the evolution of the wine system on a national and international scale, helping to make wine one of the most exciting and dynamic realities of Made in Italy.). • THE largest event dedicated to… Read more →
Last week I had the opportunity to visit one of the most traditional wineries of Uruguay: Juanico (Familia Deicas). History: Before becoming the property of the Deicas family, the Juanico winery land had many other owners. Notably among these was Don Francisco Juanico, who in 1830 broke with the traditional farming methods of the area and constructed an… Read more →
This week I had the opportunity to visit one of the oldest wineries in Uruguay: Bodegas Carrau, Colón Winery – Montevideo. It was built in 1887 and was recovered by the Carrau family as the starting point of the project to export fine wines from Uruguay. Its colonial house and the beautiful park and vineyard, make it… Read more →