We had amazing experiences in Portugal during the first International #Winelover Symposium. Some of the fantastic people who helped to turn our event into something super special and unforgettable are listed below along with my #ThankYouPicOfTheDay comments. And above we have Andre Ribeirinho. The brains and heart behind putting all the pieces together. THANK YOU so much my friend! .… 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 →
It’s going to be hard to denny that they are a big part of their success as a wine region today. I went to Livermore for the first time as a member of the WBC’s pre-trip. And impressed (actually, very impressed!) this #winelover was. . . . Located 30 miles east of San Francisco, the Livermore Valley is a part of… Read more →
Today is the day! But October is about raising the awareness of #breastcancer globally. The #winelover community is doing its best to contribute to this cause and help the affected ones. #wlbcaf Read more about our foundation on our website: https://www.winelover.co/winelovers-against-cancer-foundati…/ And please feel free to donate to support our future projects: http://winelover-store.myshopify.com/collections/donations I would like to thank you… Read more →
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. • During October, please make of your profile picture and your cover photo tools for awareness (#winelover t-shirt against cancer, #winelover against cancer logo, etc) • Especially during this month, we want to help those affected by breast cancer with education and… 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 →
Reinaldo de Lucca, #winelover The winery started at end of 19th century. Reinaldo de Lucca’s grand parents arrived from Italy and his grandfather bought the land. The winery was producing wine from old vineyards of Tannat*. His father continued developing the winery. Reinaldo studied agronomy engineering and went to the U.S., then he went to France to study viticulture.… Read more →