de vino
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Prince Alessandrojacopo Boncompagni Ludovisi, beloved Roman gallerist and revered winemaker, dies at 53.
Above: prince Alessandrojacopo Boncompagni Ludovisi (left) and his father Paolo. You can view the portrait and other images from the prince’s life on the Tenuta di Fiorano website. The Italian wine world mourns the loss of one of its brightest… Continue reading
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Donato d’Angelo, 73, the “father” of Aglianico del Vulture, has died.
Above: a recent photo of Donato d’Angelo with his wife Filomena and daughters Erminia and Emiliana (via the winery’s Facebook). The Italian wine world mourns the loss of Donato d’Angelo, 73, who passed away last week. Donato was widely considered… Continue reading
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France to prohibit nearly all types of copper-based fungicide. Organic growers will be left with few options to combat downy mildew.
As the wine industry continues to face crises on both sides of the Atlantic, few trade observers may have noticed the big news to arrive from Île-de-France last week: France, the second-largest producer of wine in Europe plans to prohibit… Continue reading
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Why does someone write a book about Italian wine? A wine blogger has the answer.
When Gertrude Stein published The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas in 1933, she wasn’t just sharing a portrait of her and her partner’s life with readers. One of the great critical theorists of the 20th century, Stein also presaged a… Continue reading
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Cork now tariff exempt. Cotarella publishes his 10-point plan to “save Italian wine.”
“Cork won a rare Trump tariff exemption thanks to lobbying on both sides of the Atlantic,” AP reported last week. “As of Sept. 1, cork joined a handful of other items, including airplanes and generic pharmaceuticals, that are exempt from… Continue reading
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Why TexSom has become my favorite event of the year.
TexSom has changed a lot since it was founded 20 years ago (it celebrated the milestone at this year’s gathering). When an intrepid wine blogger first came to Texas to be with his future life partner in 2008, the small-scale… Continue reading
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Abruzzo shines at Houston’s hottest Italian.
What a thrill for an intrepid wine blogger to present a super sexy flight of Abruzzo wines together with one of our city’s top sommeliers last night! That’s Mark Sayre (left), not only the wine director at Milton’s, the hottest… Continue reading
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“We were wrong about natural wine.” Overheard at TexSom.
Arguably the most interesting thing overheard by an intrepid wine blogger at TexSom this year was the following. Wine sales are down, observed one speaker at a break-out session. But natural wine sales continue to stay steady. We need to… Continue reading
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No tariff relief in sight for EU wine growers. Hard times expected ahead.
Above: a cellar-full of high-end Italian wine at a leading Italian restaurant in Florida. All Italian wines are now being taxed with a 15 percent tariff. There are no indicators that the Trump administration will lift those levies in the… Continue reading
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How do Americans perceive Italian wines today?
One of my best friends in the Italian wine business — a Tuscanophile Paduan a few years older than me, a veteran of the industry and one of the wisest wine professionals I know — sent me the following query:… Continue reading
Jeremy Parzen 