WineDiva on August 26th, 2010

Frescobaldi Chianti Rufina Castello di Nipozzano Riserva 2006 What could be more Italian than Chianti and a Ferrari? It’s like dying and going to heaven. And, now that harvest is in full swing, it’s time to bring out the full-bodied red wines we’ve been waiting all summer long to open. This wine has been barrel-aged [...]

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WineDiva on June 6th, 2008

Asti is a lovely town, set in the gently rolling hills of Piedmont, in northern Italy. The craggy, limestone soil there is ideal for growing grapes. A semi-sparkling wine with about half the carbonation of a typical sparkling wine, Moscato d’Asti is light and crisp and relatively low in alcohol, about 5 to 7 percent. [...]

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