It is made from mostly Sangiovese with small amounts of Malvasia Nera, Colorino, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and is aged 24 months in barrel. The palate is complex and runs the gamut from black cherry pie topped with powdered sugar to black plum and raspberries, to spice and cocoa powder to smoke and licorice. MORE >>

At that moment the pop flew on a fancy bottle of Bermejos, a non-dosage, 100% Malvasia from basalt riddled Lanzarote, one of the strange, windy Canaries, closer to Africa than to Spain. mean, yes on limestone, slate, schist and granite, but might not basalt also fit into to the parameters of great terroir? MORE >>

Grapes: 50% Malvasia Bianca di Candia, 40% Trebbiano Toscano, 10% Malvasia del Lazio **Winemakers notes given on web site were more a history of the 2008 growing season, so I spared you all that by posting the short notes above taken off the bottle itself. My notes: Frascati is made from Trebbiano and Malvasia grapes. MORE >>

This Vin Santo was made from 80% Trebbiano and 20% Malvasia that have been left to dry in the sun, then pressed and slowly matured in oak for three years. Imagine. Brunello di Montalcino, Chianti Classico, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, and Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore all in one room! What's up in Chianti Classico? Vin Santo. MORE >>

Zidarich 2005 Malvasia. Clai Bijele Zemlje Malvasia 2007 “Sveti Jakov” Movia 2007 “Lunar” Vinoterro 2006 “Kisi” Wind Gap 2007 Pinot Gris. Orange wines are sweeping the nation! Well, something like that. Do they tell diners to call in advance? Do they use aerators? by one of those who attended --Dr. MORE >>