tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383916150718856487.post8705451159073001459..comments2023-10-24T03:12:47.427-07:00Comments on Under The Grape Tree: SOMETHING ABOUT ITALIAN WINE, CONTINUEDk2http://www.blogger.com/profile/06285822252429896813noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383916150718856487.post-72876260420610833272010-01-14T05:37:52.825-08:002010-01-14T05:37:52.825-08:00The Prosecco di Conegliano-Valdobbiadene and Prose...The Prosecco di Conegliano-Valdobbiadene and Prosecco dei Colli Asolani - two sub-zones out of the entire Prosecco area in the Veneto region - obtained the DOCG designation in 2009. For more information, please consult <a href="http://www.trevisosystem.com/indexGB.asp" rel="nofollow">trevisosystem.com</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383916150718856487.post-85858120167885745792009-10-31T10:34:57.718-07:002009-10-31T10:34:57.718-07:00Mike, thanks for the comments. I hear ya on Sicil...Mike, thanks for the comments. I hear ya on Sicily. The Feudo Arancio Pinot Noir is particularly a remarkable find. You wouldn't normally associate Pinot Noir with Sicily, yet here it is, a fantastic Pinot Noir, for a ridiculous price. As I eluded to in the post, it is a huge subject to cover (Italian wines) and there just isn't going to be enough justice done to the subject matter in two days-worth of posting. You could spend a lifetime talking about Italian wine, and still not cover everything.k2https://www.blogger.com/profile/06285822252429896813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383916150718856487.post-21017048713910692092009-10-30T12:34:10.099-07:002009-10-30T12:34:10.099-07:00Kevin,
Thank you for the notes and writings about...Kevin,<br /><br />Thank you for the notes and writings about Italian wine. There is so much there to explore. <br /><br />I would like to make a comment about the Sicilia IGT appellation. While Nero d'Avola is certainly the most prominent variety of grape being grown in Sicily, it is not, as you mentioned, the only variety being grown there. One grape that you did not mention as being grown in Sicily is Pinot Noir. Actually, one of the best inexpensive bottles of Pinot that I have ever had is from Sicily. The 2006 Feudo Arancio Pinot Noir was absolutely killer for the price range ($7 to $8). I know that I probably went through between 8 bottles and a case of this over the past year and I bought it from your store. I have not yet tried the 2007 and I am not sure that you are still carrying this wine. However, Pinot in this price range is usually not worth the price of the paper that the bottle label is made out of. The Feudo Arancio is an exception and, believe it or not, is almost Burgundian in nature and really quite elegant. It is an absolute steal, IMHO.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113786447923018317noreply@blogger.com