Passerina is a white grape or rather a bunch of white grapes that are labeled as Passerina, however they are not all the same. Making things even harder is that Passerina is super versatile and can be made into still, sparkling, and/or sweet/passito...

This week’s Italian indigenous variety is Pascale Nero which hails from Sardinia where it is most widely grown. The grape is used generally in blends rather than in varietal wines . Typically the blend will also have Cannonau or Cagnulari in Sardegna...

I first heard about wines from Oltrepò Pavese many years ago through a friend. He was obsessed with a winery called Mazzolino. At the time, I was not sure which winery he was speaking about. It was 1997 and I was taking my very first Italian wine class...

While I haven’t a drop of Irish blood in my veins, I can appreciate the St. Patrick’s day holiday, the people and the whiskey along with the best of them. I have only been to Ireland once but I have been around the Irish my whole life, as a New Yorker...