I received a bottle of 2008 Terredora Greco Di Tufo Loggia Della Serra recently. The producer is from Campania, one of my favorite wine regions and where the Italian side of my family originates from. As I looked at the label I realized this was not my first encounter with Terredora. I’ve previously sampled the [...]
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Terredora
Posted in Campania, Uncategorized, Value wines, Why not try..., tagged aglianico, Campania, Terredora Aglianico Irpinia DOC Il Principio, Terredora Greco Di Tufo Loggia Della Serra, Terredora Taurasi DOCG Fatica Contadina on June 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Giving Grüner a chance
Posted in Austrian Whites, Campania, tagged Burgundy, Campania, Crush, FX Pichler Klostersatz Federspiel, Graf Hardegg Veltlinsky, Grüner Veltliner, Jutta Reisenberg Alte Reben, Ocone Falanghina Taburno, Prager Achleiten Stockkultur on April 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It seems to me almost an overnight phenomenon that everyone is talking about – and drinking – Grüner Veltliner. What I know is that it is the most planted varietal in Austria and that it is a food friendly white wine. Of course, while trendy to many now, I realize that this wine started emerging [...]