weekly grape cork Weeklygrape.com - Your Fermented Grape supplement, roughly 4 times a month
  • follow
    • Facebook
    • LinkedIn
    • Twitter
  • about
  • contact

In Vino Veritas

  • Campania

  • April 21, 2014
  • grecoditufo
  • Last week I wrote about Toscana. This week I want to discuss the Italian wine region of Campania.   Campania   Campania is very southern, in fact only Basilicata and Calabria are further south on the mainland. Lazio is to the northeast, Molise to the north and Puglia to the northwest. Again I’m just going to go over the DOCGs of the region. As of 2011 there are four: Side note: DOCGs do not necessarily…

    read more
  • Hunting a Tyrannosaurus rex with a Nerf gun (Toscana and the seven DOCGs)

  • April 17, 2014
  • T-rex
  • Imagine, if you will, hunting a tyrannosaurus rex with a Nerf gun. There you are sitting in a tree you climbed, scoping for the illusive T-Rex. There are myriad raptors in the jungle doing their thing, but you’re holding out for the big guy. After hours of waiting, a cacophony of sound erupts from the floor below. Dinosaurs were running from something, and they were running fast. Tremors start shaking the tree, and they’re getting bigger. It’s heading…

    read more

Sign up for newsletters

  • Recently Uncorked
  • I can see into the future… May 13, 2016
  • Old, salty wine from Spain Oct 19, 2015
  • Jura: The Wine World’s Lovable Odd-ball That’s Worth Getting To Know Oct 16, 2015
  • The Tale of the Bloody Knife (autobiographical of course) Sep 04, 2015
  • A tale of “Stump the Somm” with jammy juice and secret sideline Zin Aug 19, 2015
  • British Bubbly: Champagne’s Newest Rival! Aug 02, 2015
  • A Very Sherry Comeback That’s Making Grandma Proud Jun 30, 2015
  • What do Danny DeVito, Steve Martin, and Kyle Maclachlan have in common? Feb 18, 2015
  • 0% fruit juice and somewhat off kilter Feb 09, 2015
  • Santa Barbara County wine trip (part 2)… and then I found two dollars on the ground Jan 20, 2015
  • view all>
  • Weekly Grape article categories:

  • California
  • Chardonnay
  • General
  • Myths
  • Red wine
  • Storage
  • Uncategorized


© Weekly Grape 2022
(All Rights Reserved)
Your Privacy Rights | CA Privacy Notice | Terms of Use | Do Not Sell My Personal Information
Unsubscribe from WeeklyGrape.com