I tend to pair wines more with the season than with food and that is never more evident than in the hazy, hot days of summer. My choices of the best summer wines offer up two reds and a sparkling … Continue reading
Category Archives: Wine Review
I have officially closed down www.GraciesItalianWineReview.com and will focus on putting wine reviews up here on this site. I wanted to share with you the first post I did on the old site. In fact since I wrote that piece I … Continue reading
The following post is reprinted and updated from Gracie’s Italian Wine Review. I am often asked by friends, what I feel makes a great bottle of wine? Although wine taste vary with the user there are certain attributes I do look … Continue reading
When the conversation turns to Italian wine, it is rare that Merlot is ever mentioned. With the likes of Barolo, Brunello, Amarone and Chianti Classico, it is not wonder that people do not associate Merlot with Italian wine producers. … Continue reading
This weekend I was fortunate to be treated to a 2000 Massolino Serralunga d’ Alba Barolo. I had tried this wine about 5 or 6 years ago and felt then that it needed a bit more time in the … Continue reading