Donnachiara Taurasi Riserva 2012 – wonderful! (Photo ©Tom Hyland) It’s always a pleasure to taste Campanian wines, as I believe this is one of the three or four best wine regions in Italy, and it may just be the most underrated. Maybe it has something to do with this being the south of Italy, which is … Continue reading New from Campania
The 2015 Feudi di San Gregorio Greco di Tufo is outstanding and one of their finest releases to date. Loving Italian white wines the way I do, I always look forward to springtime, when I can taste the new vintage wines that are just being released. I am extra excited when these whites I … Continue reading 2015 Campania Whites – Outstanding!
Cork of Villa Raiano, one of Campania’s finest wine estates (Photo ©Tom Hyland) I love the white wines of Campania, so it was a great pleasure to be invited to Bianchirpinia 2012, which was held in Avellino recently. This event, centered around anteprima tastings of the new releases of the 2011 vintage of Greco di Tufo and Fiano … Continue reading Campania’s Vibrant Whites
Come learn Italian wines by tasting some! Francesco Carfagna, Az. Agr. Altura, Isola del Giglio (Photo ©Tom Hyland) As we turn the calendar from June to July, we come to the half way point of 2012. So I’d like to share a few thoughts on the best Italian wines I’ve tried this year, both from my … Continue reading Year’s Best from Italy – To Date
Antoine Gaita, Villa Diamante (Photo ©Tom Hyland) Per leggere quest’articolo in italiano, clicca qui. Last week in Part One of this series on Campania whites (read here), I wrote about the wines of Donnachiara, Feudi di San Gregorio and Mastroberardino. In this post, I will deal with three artisan estates in Irpinia I visited during my recent trip. At Villa … Continue reading Campania Whites – 2010 and 2011 (Part Two)
Greco Vineyard at Montefusco (Photo ©Tom Hyland) I have just returned from Campania where I toured vineyards in the Avellino province, home to two DOCG whites, Greco di Tufo and Fiano di Avellino. The province is more commonly referred to by vintners and wine writers as Irpinia, its ancient name. While Irpinia is also home … Continue reading Deconstructing Greco and Fiano
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