Amaro Nonino… Goddess Among Men
Amaro Nonino. The feminine mystique of amari. The delicate flower of distillates. The showy ruffles and sweet, ethereal perfume of elixirs. I can rhapsodize for days about this lovely ether.
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Dal Forno Romano Meet its Match
Dal Forno Romano Valpolicella, 2003
I had been saving this wine for a special occasion- this is expensive stuff- definitely not "everyday wine" in the Karapetian household. Dal Forno Romano is one of those myt...
Conception of an Italian Wine Geek
Verona's Piazza delle Erbe
A lot of my personal and professional life is immersed in Italian wine- it is what I do for my career, it's a hobby and a lot of my friends make up various parts of the industry, bot...
Winestories by Mauro Fermariello
Photo of Costantino Charrère of Les Cretes
I am completely excited about a new wine website I found the other day. A man named Mauro Fermariello, an Italian scientific photographer, has dedicated a beautiful w...
A Bouquet of Floral Acidity: Bressan Carat
We had the 2004 Bressan Carat last night with our Macaroni & Cheese... definitely had some mixed reviews. In my opinion, this is a wine for geeky Italian wine lovers; enough acid to pair with almost anyt...
Mac & Cheese for a Lazy Saturday
It started to feel like Fall in Southern California today- overcast skies, and temperatures not quite reaching 70 degrees. The weather made me feel all homey and snuggly, and I decided to make some Macaroni ...
Friday Night Chili
Friday night- especially after a very long week- calls for a good home-cooked meal and a great glass of wine. We had a bunch of yellow tomatoes left from our backyard I needed to use, and hence this Friday nig...
Gnocco Fritto and Why I Love Fizzy Red Wine
Image courtesy of the Parma Tourism Website.
Emilia-Romagna. A region known for mortadella, prosciutto, culatello, lardo, and all other forms of salted, dried or seasoned pork. With all that beautiful cured m...
Vincenti Ristorante: In a word, swoon-worthy.
Vincenti Ristorante's Facade- the door to Wine Geek Nirvana.
Vincenti Ristorante in Brentwood is a classic Italian staple in Los Angeles. Angelina and Brad, Whitney Houston all eat (and drink) there. John...
Jewel on the Coast
The patio at Sapphire, Laguna Beach and its sapphire sliver of ocean view.
In honor of today's national Holiday, I wanted to share one of my favorite places to visit on a day off. Sapphire in Laguna Beach is...