The Judgement of Paris: The 50th anniversary
Drink Up! Fifty years ago, on May 24, 1976, a wine tasting event in Paris, France, changed the wine world forever. Steven Spurrier, an Englishman, a wine expert, and an entrepreneur living in Paris, brought together the crème de la crème of French winemakers,...
Italian wines from the islands of Sicily and Sardinia
Drink Up! A reader recently asked me to write an article about the wines of Sicily. So, for my last in a series of articles discussing the wines of Italy, I am accommodating his request and doing one better. There are two significant wine-producing islands in...
Campania wines: The next big thing from Italy
Drink Up! Many wine enthusiasts are familiar with the great Italian wines from the wine regions of Tuscany, the Piedmont, Barolo, the Veneto, Valpolicella and Sicily. Even the most casual wine drinker knows the names Chianti, Prosecco, Pinot Grigio, Barolo, and...
The great red wines of Northern Italy
Drink Up! Last week’s article featured Italy’s most famous red grape: Sangiovese from Tuscany. The wines of the northern regions of Italy are among the best medium-bodied reds found anywhere in the world. In this article, I’ll discuss the Piedmont (or Piemonte, in...
