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Tǎmǎiosǎ Romǎneascǎ: A Romanian Muscat á Petits Grain clone
In my recent trip to Romania I encountered a grape variety called Tǎmǎiosǎ Romǎneascǎ, identified as a local clone of Muscat Blanc à Petit Grains. Readers of this blog know that i have written...
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Visit and tasting at Crama Budureasca (Dealu Mare, Romania)
Our second day in Dealu Mare was greeted with great anticipation. We had visited some interesting wineries on the previous day and had closed out with a stellar Feteascǎ Neagrǎ Masterclass. We were...
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Visit and tasting at Domeniul Aristite (Dealu Mare, Romania)
My coverage of the wineries visited during our #winelovers 14th Anniversary Celebration in Dealu Mare will not follow any specific order. That being said, I relate our visit to Domeniul Aristite...
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GastroLab (Bucharest, Romania): Off the Beaten Path, with Zoltan Szabo
After a memorable day of food and wine experiences, I was fully convinced that "Off the Beaten Path" (with Zoltan) was the way to go in Bucharest. But now it was Day 2 and my schedule would only allow...
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Off the Beaten Path with Zoltan Szabo in Bucharest (Romania): Soro Lume
The day had already been a rip-roaring success having to its credit the monumental tasting of Romanian wines at Wine With Me, followed by a similarly spectacular traditional Romanian lunch at the...
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A tasting of selected Dealu Mare (Muntenia, Romania) Feteascǎ Neagrǎ wines
I began the discussion of the Dealu Mare Feteascǎ Neagrǎ (FN) Masterclass by describing both the region and the variety. I will now turn to the wines and the tasting.The tasting was organized by the...
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Masterclass of selected Dealu Mare (Muntenia, Romania) Feteascǎ Neagrǎ wines:...
The #Winelover Group chose Romania as the venue for its 14th Anniversary Celebration and the single strongest, most organized community in the group -- Romania Winelovers -- made the arrangements that...
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Off the Beaten Path with Zoltan Szabo in Bucharest (Romania): Restaurant Casa...
We were all extremely pleased at the conclusion of the Romanian Wine Tasting at Wine With Me. The tasting had been insightful, impactful, entertaining, and educational and revealed the high-quality...
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Off the Beaten Path with Zoltan Szabo in Bucharest (Romania): The wines...
I have previously detailed the background of my "Off-the-Beaten-Path" excursion with Zoltan Szabo in Bucharest and the setting for our first event, a tasting at Wine With Me. I herein describe the...
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Off the Beaten Path with Zoltan Szabo in Bucharest (Romania): Wine With Me,...
Zoltan Szabo lives in Romania now but made his name establishing and managing wine programs at iconic establishments in the world's major cities. Currently involved in initiatives in his homeland,...
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Timeline of the Etna wine renaissance and contributions of the pioneers
I have recently concluded a series of posts on the pioneers (Giuseppe Benanti, Salvo Foti, Franchetti, Cornelissen, Marco de Grazia, and Calabretta Vini) of the Etna wine renaissance and summarize the...
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Visit and tasting at Gevrey-Chambertin’s Domaine Drouhin-Laroze
Our final full day in Burgundy celebrating #Brians50th had us visiting Domaine Drouhin-Laroze in the morning and Domaine Jean Grivot after a scheduled lunch at Rotisserie du Chambertin. We had our...
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Calabretta Vini: An Etna pioneer obscured by the trees
Giuseppe Benanti founded Tenuta di Castiglione in 1988 and, working with Salvo Foti, designated the 1990 vintages of Pietra Marina Etna Bianco and Rovitello Etna Rosso for bottling. These initiatives...
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Marco de Grazia: Pioneering modern winemaking techniques on Mt. Etna
I am in the process of writing a series on the Mt Etna wine pioneers and have, to date, covered the late Giuseppe Benanti (Benanti Viticoltori), Salvo Foti (I Vigneri Salvo Foti & Figli). the late...
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Brian’s 50th Birthday Celebration: Burgundy Day 1
Our first full day together on Brian’s 50th birthday trip included travel by van from Paris to Pommard (our home base for the remainder of the trip) and then either a walk to lunch in Volnay or a...
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Brian Herbst’s 50th birthday celebration: The Paris component
I first heard Brian talking about spending his 50th birthday in Burgundy two years ago while we were in Miami celebrating his 48th. I promised to accompany him but it was so far in the future that I...
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Frank Cornelissen: An Etna pioneering path that remains less-trodden
I am in the process of writing a series on the Mt Etna wine pioneers and have, to date, covered the late Giuseppe Benanti (Benanti Viticoltori), Salvo Foti (I Vigneri Salvo Foti & Figli). and the...
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Andrea Franchetti: Tip of the spear of the "foreign" Mt Etna wine pioneers
I am in the process of writing a series on the Mt Etna wine pioneers and have, to date, covered the late Giuseppe Benanti (Benanti Viticoltori) and Salvo Foti (I Vigneri Salvo Foti & Figli). I...
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Salvo Foti: "Sicily's greatest homegrown consulting enologist"
I am in the process of writing a series on the Mt Etna pioneers. I begun with the late Giuseppe Benanti of Benanti Viticoltori and continue herein with Salvo Foti of I Vigneri Salvo Foti & Figli.In...
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Giuseppe Benanti: The lightning rod for quality wine production on Mt Etna
One of the presentations at ViniMilo 2025 lauded the key players in the Etna wine Renaissance but omitted a major contributor, an oversight I am sure. More recently, Salvo Foti was interviewed by...
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