When you write about wine, it’s easy to start becoming a little… jaded isn’t the right word… actually, yeah, jaded is the right word but it’s soooo overused… how about effete?… okay, a bit effete regarding wines that are typical of their varietal character and place of origin. When they’re really, really good, you don’t…
Category: Italian Wine
“Little Sweet One”: Tales of the Purple Monkey Returns for WBW #54!
Little sweet one… I’m not talking about me. Or Plumboo (that’s the monkey – who, now that my daughter is old enough to play with her toys, has been M.I.A. somewhere in her bedroom). I’m talking about a grape from Piedmont. More on that in a minute. Or two. Plumboo (in spirit) and I (physically)…
Wine Blogging Wednesday #47: Brought to You by the Letter ‘S’
Welcome to the latest edition of Tales of the Purple Monkey! This month’s Wine Blogging Wednesday blog carnival has Plumboo and I contemplating the theme: “Wines Brought to You by the letter S.” Like a fine wine grape, that one is just ripe for interpretation! Finding a wine that starts with the letter S was…
Book Review: Vino Italiano (The Regional Wines of Italy)
This post, the Dude is offering his review of Joseph Bastianich’s & David Lynch’s weighty tome on all things Italo-wine-related: Vino Italiano. My review is part of a larger blog-carnival-type effort with near-simultaneous reviews of the same book happening at other wine blogs, called the Wine Book Club. You can check out some of the…