Posts tagged Italy
Laithwaites’ Sips Nations
Published 15 March 2013
Laithwaite’s has taken the social tasting platform to another level by bringing out ‘Sips Nations’ to accompany the final of the Six Nations rugby this weekend. They asked famous rugby players from the Six Nations sides to name their favourite national dish, then match a wine to go with it.
The so cal [...]
How do wine customers in the US and U...
Published 17 June 2012
When writing a recent post about the UK launch of Lot18, the American-based wine merchant, I started wondering how UK consumers differ from their US equivalent.
Here’s a few facts I’ve discovered:
Grape Types
The most popular grape types aren’t symmetrical, but they are quite similar: Chardonnay ranks #1 in both countri [...]
The future is in Marco’s safe h...
Published 20 May 2012
Barely a week goes by without a journalist uncovering a new prediction about the effects of global warming – usually misappropriating scientific research in order to produce a headline-grabbing story.
Marco Caprai is not a man who listens to speculation. Caprai, who took over as manager of the Arnoldo Caprai winery from [...]
Castello della Sala: where history me...
Published 26 February 2012
Although I’ve loved my many trips to Umbria over the years, I’ve never thought of it as a particularly progressive region. Its output is predominantly agricultural, and it is common to see industrial facilities made out of grey concrete amongst the beautiful Umbrian countryside. The people, although very hospitable, [...]
Le Donne dell’Umbria
Published 3 February 2012
“It is important to drink good wine each day” is a seemingly simple statement promoting quality over quantity, and is unsurprising coming from one of Italy’s most notable produces. But with this, Teresa Lungarotti encapsulates her family’s ethos that has spread further than just their wine business. As well as strivi [...]
2012 predictions
Published 8 January 2012
Only the brave would make predictions in such tumultuous times, but I’ve managed to find quite a few willing to put themselves on record for what they think 2012 will throw up.
I only have one: that the divide between wine brands who use social media and those who don’t will increase. That is, those currently using s [...]
A wine conference… in Italy! Co...
Published 28 December 2011
In January, I’ll be presenting at the annual International Wine Tourism Conference & Workshop. This is the fourth year the conference has been running, but it will be my first. As if this isn’t exciting enough, it will see me revisiting the Italian region of Umbria; a region very close to my heart as I got marri [...]
Is Franciacorta the next Champagne?
Published 26 November 2011
Champagne is probably the most famous wine region in the world. In the UK alone, Champagne accounts for annual sales of over £1bn, or 7% of all UK wine sales [Source: Datamonitor, 2010]. Most Champagne is made using a blend of three grape types (Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir), although some styles use onl [...]