Tag Archives: Italian wines

Basics of Italian Wine – What’s in this bottle?

by chefbikeski Posted on December 30, 2014

While browsing in any US liquor store in the Italian wine section, I often see other shoppers totally mystified by the label on a bottle of wine from Italy. We are accustomed to selecting our wines via the type of … Continue reading →

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Italian Wines versus American Wines – What Makes Them Different – Siduri

by chefbikeski Posted on February 4, 2014

For the final of my three part series on my December 2013 California winery tour, we visit Siduri Winery. Siduri has a story shared by many a California producer, here, two self-professed “Texas wine geeks” moved to California to “make … Continue reading →

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Italian Wines versus American Wines – What Makes Them Different – Corté Riva

by chefbikeski Posted on January 15, 2014

My recent vacation in California wine country inspired me to share a few thoughts on the differences between the US wine industry and the Italian wine industry. We discuss this very subject on almost all of our Bike the Wine … Continue reading →

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Italian Wines versus California Wines – What Makes Them Different?

by chefbikeski Posted on December 29, 2013

This subject comes up quite often during our Bike the Wine Roads tours through Italy. Usually as we are enjoying a glass of a little-known Italian varietal at a family winery, where they have been producing wine for generations. Why … Continue reading →

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The Top 10 Undiscovered Wines of Northeastern Italy

by chefbikeski Posted on June 5, 2011

This fall, Italiaoutdoors is leading two bike trips that explore the wine roads of the Veneto and Trentino regions of Northeastern Italy. Each day, on these or on any of our custom tours, as we wind our way through the … Continue reading →

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