Articles by Vincent de Rossi
It's a red.. It's from Tuscany... It's a Super Tuscan!
There was a time when Super Tuscans ruled the Italian wine world. The darlings of critics, thei…
Bollicine! Bubbles! A key element of any celebration in Italy, sparkling wines come in many different types and it can be rather confusing to differen…
The vineyards around the Etna foothills are blessed with a unique microclimate. They are at the same time some of the southernmost vineyards in Italy…
Sometimes too much of a good thing can turn out to be a bad thing. In the 1970s and 1980s, Lambrusco was selling like, well, only easy-drinking fizzy…
As a wine aficionado, I am always faced with a restaurant choice dilemma. On the one hand, I love to go to restaurants that have a wide and varied win…
Last week, I was researching Chianti wines and delving into the finer details of the distinctions between “plain” Chianti wine and Chianti Classico fo…
Let’s face it, the name “Gewürztraminer” does not necessarily instantly evoke the idea of a fine Italian wine. However, Gewürztraminer, which literall…
In last week’s column we talked about the Super Tuscans. Complicated, expensive wines that, at times, require years to reach their full potential and…
Take one aspiring wine buff, a country with arguably the richest wine tradition in the world (we are allowed to be biased here), 20 wine regions (with…