Giovanni Morelli waxes lyrical about the Albariño grape, traditionally planted in Galicia, before turning his nose to the latest in wine forgery.
Over the Rhône moon
April 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
After suggesting some whites from the Rhône Valley, Giovanni Morelli looks into how biodynamic farmers are minimising the use of artificial pesticides and following the moon’s cycle.
He tastes, he scores!
February 29, 2012 By 1 Comment
Fresh from a spot of wine tasting in Tuscany, Giovanni Morelli recalls the best bottles and questions the merits behind some wine scoring systems.
The wine and the salty brine
January 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
What many news agencies failed to report about the stricken container ship Rena was that it was carrying 4,000 cases of Astrolabe Sauvignon Blanc destined for Ireland, reports Giovanni Morelli.
Wine wars — attack of the clones
November 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Giovanni Morelli ponders his latest selection of wines but is saddened by the amalgamation of family growers into big wine-producing corporations.
At a rate of a mile Prosecco
September 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Giovanni Morelli hits the white roads of the Cartizze and Chianti regions on a whistle-stop tour to sample some of the best Prosecco and reds currently available.
For the sake of old Lang’s wine
July 27, 2011 By 1 Comment
From a famous New York restaurateur to the wine makers of Tuscany, Giovanni Morelli travels the globe before returning to his own Italian terazza.
Some less than screwy suggestions
June 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
While paying US$450 for a corkscrew might be a little bit screwy, Giovanni Morelli recommends a €100-plus alternative, and some fine wines on which to try it out. ‘A man may surely be allowed to take a glass of wine by his own fireside.’ — Richard Brinsley Sheridan A recent article by Eric Asimov in [...]
The right labels
May 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Should we ever judge a wine by the design of its label, ponders the traditionally-minded Giovanni Morelli.
No ‘hair of the dog’ with my Alsatians
April 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
February might have been the cruellest month for Giovanni Morelli, but it did not stop him from discovering some superb Alsatian wines.
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