Diary of a Sommelier Student- La Degustazione-Lessons 5-7

An update on the last month of my primo livello course with Ais . The past month has been busy, but my Sommelier courses continue... and I c...

Orvieto and Florence-Art is not just in the Museums

Last week I was on the road-the annual 7th grade field trip, where my friend and co worker Kate and I took a group of 16 7th graders on a wh...

Wine and the City 12-15 May 2010

4 days and more than 80 addresses in Naples for a new and glamorous stroll through the city, where the common thread is wine presented in un...

May 2010-Wine Month in My Campania

Campania has dedicated an entire month  to the wine world with events in historical locations, appointments in cantinas, and wine tastings. ...

Antonio Papa-'Passione, Amore, Dolce, Cuore'

Wednesday, April 7th. The day before Vinitaly. Trudging through the construction site which would become the Campania Felix Pavilion I notic...

Shopping and Spumante---What Else Could a Girl Ask For?

Saturday night.  Via Chiaia, Napoli.  A must for an evening stroll;  window shopping with the beautiful people.  Smack in the middle of this...

Wine Tasting---in Ristorante!

I mentioned a few blogs ago that I had a golden opportunity to get a behind the scenes look at the wine biz by helping out in the Terre del ...