22 February 2017

YES YOU CANNONAU

Uncorking a bottle of Giuseppe Sedilesu ‘Mamuthone’ 2013, quite literally, we opened ourselves to another world. Mamoiada in the heart of the mountainous Barbagia, north central Sardinia, not far from Nuoro. It’s the home of those ancient masked Mamuthones. It’s also Cannonau country.

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5 January 2017

TIMORASSO what difference does it make?

Immediately distinctive, Timorasso is one grape not trying to be anything great. It just simply is. You haven’t tried it yet ? Are you MAD…don’t let another day of 2017 pass you by.

22 December 2016

Živijo

“My Dad always sought to bring people together…” That’s how Saša Radikon movingly described his motivation for creating this soul-filled December evening in memory of his father Stanko, who sadly left us much too early last September 2016.

1 December 2016

LIGURIA – Where its at

Vermentino or Pigato, what say you, trusty friends ? Well….in Sardinia you say Vermentino. In Provence you say Rolle. In Piemonte it’s Favorita. While in Liguria you actually say….BOTH…Vermentino & Pigato. Bemused?

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