Tag: Puglia

The Big Zin Zinfandel-Primitivo, Puglia, Italy

Italians do not want Nero d’Avola from Australia

Some wine regions and even individual wine producers are incredibly keen, sometimes excessively so, to protect their names and brands. Champagne is the undisputed world champion in this sport. The most recent discussion in this

Tasting Piromafo IGP Salento

Piromàfo, an elegant negroamaro from Apulia

—Piromàfo means fighting fire in Greek says Elio Minoia. It’s a stone used for ovens in the past because it resists the heat so well, he continues. Elio Minoia is a low-profile winemaker and a

A label with organic branding, Agriculture Biologique, and two biodynamic, Demeter and Biodyvin, Domaine Chapoutier, Rhone Valley

Seeking strength in wine?

There has recently been a curious “debate” on one of the major Swedish wine blogs on what is “the stongest wine in the world”, naturally fermented, excluding fortified wines. It started some time back with

A label with organic branding, Agriculture Biologique, and two biodynamic, Demeter and Biodyvin, Domaine Chapoutier, Rhone Valley

Seeking strength in wine?

There has recently been a curious “debate” on one of the major Swedish wine blogs on what is “the stongest wine in the world”, naturally

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