I know sometimes it’s easy to dismiss social media as too impersonal, too detached, too sanitized even, to add up...
I tasted a wine last December that has been stuck in my head for over 2 months now. It’s haunting...
Studying the wines of Italy is a never-ending pursuit. There are wines made with hundreds of grape varieties I have never...
Joanie Karapetian
Central Italy (Centro Italia)Emilia RomagnaRegions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)Restaurants (Ristoranti)
9I am Italian by ethnicity on my father’s side of the family. Grandma Lorraine is his mother, my Calabrese nonna....
Joanie Karapetian
Central Italy (Centro Italia)Emilia RomagnaFriuliNorthern Italy (Italia Nord)Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)Trentino- Alto AdigeWine Bars (Enoteche)Wine Shops (Negozi di Vino)
1 A few wines for our Thanksgiving Feast 2012… I hope Lou approves! I love Thanksgiving- a truly American holiday...
Joanie Karapetian
Emilia RomagnaNorthern Italy (Italia Nord)Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)Restaurants (Ristoranti)
2I love having the opportunity to taste new and exciting wines being brought into the US by pioneering importers like...
Joanie Karapetian
Emilia RomagnaNorthern Italy (Italia Nord)Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)Restaurants (Ristoranti)
4I was so excited to meet Massimo Fubelli and Chef Fabrizio Giorgi of Mosto Enoteca the other day at their lovely...
Iconic Wine Owner (and my fellow colleague at AI Selections), Birk O’Halloran recognizes bartending heroism when he sees it. Last night...
Opera 02’s Roberto Ballestrazzi demonstrates some local Modena Pride. This was the sign we spotted on the wall of Modena’s...
Joanie Karapetian
Emilia RomagnaNorthern Italy (Italia Nord)Regions of Italy (Regioni d' Italia)Restaurants (Ristoranti)
3When I pulled up to the lot behind Sirena Restaurant in Los Angeles, I knew I was going to like...