Last year, I did a sort of double-dip on the Italian wine community. I traveled on a media tour to Asti in the north (to eat fried cow brain and other fantastically odd delicacies, while getting immersed in all things Ruchè). And, since I was in Italy anyway, I was taken on another media tour…
Category: on the road
Furmint Adventures Episode 13: Holdvölgy Winery
We’ve got a brand new episode in my ongoing Furmint Adventures series, this time exploring the modern-take-on-tradition that is Holdvölgy Winery. That modern take on well-proven styles isn’t just part of the winemaking; it’s literally built into the winery operation itself, as you’ll clearly see from the video that the FurmintUSA folks have expertly put…
Face The Faces Of Ruche (At Palate Press)
Just in case you’re not quite totally sick of me yet, my latest feature for Palate Press was recently published, with the focus (words and photos) on the unsung red grape variety of Piedmont: Ruchè (I traveled the area last year as a media guest). Actually, it’s more correct to state that my article (one…
Furmint Spotlight Series 1: Introducing FurmintUSA
During the second round of my Furmint Adventures travels, I had the pleasure of dining at Barta Pince, which some of you might recall have been involved in salvaging the historic Öreg Király Vineyard in Tokaj. During dinner, our traveling group had a bit of an impromptu video recording session with one of the leaders…