Comments on: Traditional Words of Wisdom from Gianpaolo Paglia

By: tom hyland

tom hyland — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 02:41:36 +0000

Mark:

Thanks for your insightful comment and I’m glad you enjoyed the interview. It’s great to know that you encountered similar opinions from local producers during your visits. The pendulum is turning and I think more and more consumers are looking for wines with a sense of place. Let’s hope that Giampaolo is a prophet of things to come.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:43:56 +0000

Great interview, Tom. I was in Puglia last October and had an opportunity to visit a couple of wineries and they were saying the same thing. Essentially, what I heard was, enough with the foreign varietals and new world production techniques- first, it does not represent the tradition and sense of place, as mentioned in your interview, but they can’t compete with those wines anyway. It was exciting to see that this is happening even with small producers in the south. These were great wines too. My hope is that as the American palate becomes more accepting of, and interested in, these wines, the good ones will find a market here.
Mark

By: tom hyland

tom hyland — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 15:47:48 +0000

Stephen:

Thank you for your lovely comment!

By: Stephen Cavalieri

Stephen Cavalieri — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 14:49:27 +0000

Bravo Gianpaolo. The world of lockstep individualists needs more people and winemakers like you. The delight of wine that expresses it region, its people and it’s grapes, is the one that excites the mind, not just the tongue. I look forward toward tasting your wine.

By: tom hyland

tom hyland — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 22:09:38 +0000

Thanks, Charles. We do need more like him in the Italian wine industry. I think more will emerge over the next few years – I certainly hope so!

By: Charles Scicolone

Charles Scicolone — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:29:49 +0000

Ciao Tom- Interesting article. Glad you are making Signore Paglia better known. I only wish there were more like him!