The Wine Knitter

AUGUST 29, 2020

Many of the wines are what remain from my days with the “Restaurateur” These special wines quietly wait for me to open them, always tempting me to pour bittersweet memories into my wine glass. In addition to winemaking, Silvio is a perfume designer and owner of Lalique! And when the weather is extreme the vines can suffer.

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The Wine Knitter

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

On a recent trip to Sicily, I had the opportunity to explore the wine regions in the Southeastern part of the island, including a special visit to Vittoria. However, today my article focuses on Vittoria, explaining why this is such a special part of Sicily and introducing a few of its wineries.

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The Wine Knitter

JUNE 28, 2021

With thirteen wine regions and over 102,000 hectares of vineyards, Germany boasts the world’s largest vineyard area of 23,000 hectares dedicated to Riesling! More than half of all the vineyard areas in the Mosel, Rheingau, and Mittelrhein are planted with Riesling. VDP is not part of the official German wine law.

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The Wine Knitter

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The area boasts five DOCG designations that include Amarone della Valpolicella, Bardolino Superiore, Recioto della Valpolicella, Recioto di Soave, and Soave Superiore. After the grapes are handpicked, special drying rooms are used where the grapes are dried long and slowly on bamboo racks or straw mats for about three months.

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2015 2003 Vineyard Presentation 78