by admin | Oct 22, 2025 | On the Road with the Grape Guy
(May 2025) … Cuvee is a very different tasting than it used to be, and maybe that is for the better. Many years ago, Cuvee in Ontario was a unique competition where winemakers became the judges – an interesting idea in theory, until it is not. And...
by admin | Oct 17, 2025 | On the Road with the Grape Guy
At time of writing these notes, the podcast has yet to be released, but should be up soon at Two Guys Talking Wine. Follow the link, and you should be able to find the podcast at some point. Great information both about the winery and their new Terraelectae...
by admin | Oct 15, 2025 | On the Road with the Grape Guy
(February 2025) … Capezana pulled out all the stops this year, opening a 100-year-old bottle. The opening did not go as planned, but once the bottle was opened… yeah. This is my first bottle ever tasted of a wine of this age, and it truly was...
by admin | Oct 13, 2025 | On the Road with the Grape Guy
(February 2025) … This year, during the Vino Nobile anteprima tasting, Boscarelli invited journalists to taste through one of their single vineyard wines, Nocio, first created in 1991. This has the potential to be their Pieve offering, but so could their other...
by admin | Oct 9, 2025 | On the Road with the Grape Guy
The Opener … The renaissance of Vino Nobile is here. This once-proud wine had fallen on hard times; and now it’s time to pick itself up off the mat, dust itself off, and get back in the fight. The renaissance of Vino Nobile starts with...
by admin | Oct 8, 2025 | On the Road with the Grape Guy
The Opener … With the hype around Pieve this year, it felt like Nobile took a backseat. Some big-name producers took the year off because they were not ready with their Pieve offering, and so the show ran with the wines they had. There still...
