The Best Italian Wines of 2013 – A different view

Orlando Pecchenino, Dogliani, with a bottle of his 2010 Bricco Botti, one of 2013’s best Italian wines (Photo ©Tom Hyland) January always means starting fresh as well as remembering what came before. So it’s time for my annual look at the best Italian wines of 2013, but instead of offering a complete list (that will be … Continue reading The Best Italian Wines of 2013 – A different view

Campania Whites – 2010 and 2011 (Part Two)

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)