Welcome …to the Winefriend website which reflects my independent engagement with the places, people and wines of Italy and France and hosts a blog which deals with any wine-related subject. The aim is to deepen my understanding of this remarkable subject and to share that with you – with a glass of wine in hand of course. What’s new? |
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Champagne Scholar 2013 To my delight I was awarded the CIVC/WSET scholarship and travelled to Champagne with fellow Diploma student Matt Glyn of Bibendum. Photos at the awards ceremony, Guildhall, London: Francoise Peretti (CIVC), me, Matt, Jancis Robinson (President, WSET); at Bollinger and Ruinart. For the reports, click here |
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Sangiovese project My long term project is to research and write up the elusive subject of Sangiovese in its various expressions. If like Pinot Noir it is highly responsive to where it is planted, then how does it turn out in Montalcino, Chianti, Scansano and the other central Italian regions? And what happens when you plant it in Australia, California and Argentina? Watch this space as this project unfolds … In addition to my Tuscan pages, a recent visit to Romagna and a review of Sangiovese in the UK are a modest start.Tuscan harvest watch For a second season, during the harvest of 2012 growers from wineries in key Tuscan regions made regular reports with pictures on what has proved to be another demanding year. Read the harvest reports of 2012 and 2011. |
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Page updated February 2013
Ciao Patrizia – sadly I will miss the Wines of Sicily tasting this year but I look forward to come to Sicilia as soon as possible. I have been a few times for the archeology, the wild flowers and the amazing food but it is time for some proper wine trips.
a presto
David
Ciao David,
your website is very interesting but….no sicilian wines news! Have you ever been to Sicily ? It is a pity you cannot visit us at the “Wines of Sicily tasting” next October 2nd in London..it would have been the opportunity to know better and enjoy some very interesting wines , our Spumante brut Luna y Sol, for example!
Hopping to meet you again, maybe during a trip to Sicily wineries..why not? Ciao a presto
Patrizia
Dear David,
Just a quick note to say lovely to meet you yesterday at the tasting( i was the guy asking about your notebook!I had a wonderful time ,its not often i get the chance to taste such great wines. Hope to see you again.
Regards Steve Povey.
Thank you, Costanza – it was a fascinating trip and there will be more pages over the next couple of weeks.
To the next time in Tuscany!
David
Hallo David!
Your website is always fantastic, and your news about Puglia very interesting.
Thank you
Costanza
Haven’t written before until I had read all about the Sancerre trip – thanks so much for including all the details that are so interesting – I only wish that I could write in such a positive and interesting style – many congratulations! If you and Janet come up to town I’d be only to delighted to lunch you at my club (3 minutes from Embankment/Charing Cross stations). Can promise drinkable wine, but not up to the standards that we would like to become accustomed!
Chris – I would love the principal pages to be in French too, especially I am developing the French regions pages at the moment. I need a helping hand!
David
I’ve just had a look at your very interesting website. Why is it written in English and Italian only? I would be ready to translate it from English to French !
thanks Costanza – sto lavorando su una versione italiana con l’assistente italiana adesso … forgive my Italian mistakes as well!
A presto
David
Writing from Massa Marittima, in the Tuscan Maremma, i’ve enjoied reading about our special wines and how is fantastic tasting, eating, drinking in company of friends.
See you again!
(Perdonate i miei errori in Inglese. Ciao)