Thanks to her years and experiences living in Italy, her mastery of Italian language, her unmitigated patience and devotion to her work, American wine blogger Eleanor Shannon, author of Uncorked…
Above: Gently sparkling "frizzante" wines are often sold on tap in Italy, including Verduzzo like the one above and even sparkling Gavi. By law, throughout Europe, sparkling Glera can only…
Above: Monforte d'Alba is a village in the "Barolo" appellation. It lies in the "Langhe" hills of the "Piemonte" region. EU regulations restrict a Monforte-based producer of Barolo from mentioning…
Above: Roast chestnuts are traditionally served at the end of a meal in the Veneto at this time of year. The Feast of St. Martin (today, November 11) is celebrated…
I'm still catching my breath after my two-week trip to Italy, which included an afternoon (and a great lunch) with the Ferraro family last Saturday. They were keen to show…
In a comment to this post on Intravino earlier this week, Prosecco producer Silvano Follador laments the lack of "credibility" in the selections of Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri winners in…
The harvest is over. We still need to pick a few tons of Rabbiosa, which, in a vintage like this one, takes an extra long time to ripen. The…
Harvest at Bele Casel began on September 9 and was completed on September 24. Stay tuned for grape grower and winemaker Luca Ferraro's notes on the winemaking process. It's been…
Above: One of two sixteenth-century Jewish tombstones that have been preserved in the walls of the Loggia del Capitano in the center of Asolo (Treviso province). According to the JewishEncyclopedia.com,…
"The image above may not mean much to many of you," wrote grape grower and winemaker Luca Ferraro on the Bele Casel Facebook this week. "But to me it says…
