by Debbie | Apr 3, 2017 | amarone
I dropped the ball on this. I received this wine as a sample back in July and never had the opportunity to open the wine. I feel it’s important, not just to taste the wine, but to celebrate something with a special bottle and Amarone is special. Amarone is a special...
by Debbie | Feb 23, 2017 | italian wine
The beginning of February I had to opportunity to attend VINO 2017 in New York City. It was a trade tasting of over 600 wines from Italy. Tough job, but someone has to do it 🙂 When you walk into a trade tasting like this you have to have a mission. You can’t just go...
by Debbie | Dec 30, 2013 | amarone, Boscaini Family, culinary institute of america, Masi Campofiorin, winter dinning series
Sometimes I can get overwhelmed with wine knowledge that I draw a blank. When I received a press release about Autumn Reds from Masi I thought the name sounded familiar but couldn’t place the relationship, a blank. I received a bottle for review from the PR firm...
by Debbie | Nov 8, 2012 | amarone
I recently attended the Amarone Families tasting in New York City and was privileged to taste Amarone from 1988 – 2007 with 12 producers. Of course I preferred the older vintages which were priced at $300. If you aren’t familiar with Amarone, it’s...
