, The Wine Novice If star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet could have shared a final glass of wine, maybe they would have reached for Famiglia Pasqua’s Passione e Sentimento Rosso. It’s a red wine made from Corvina, Merlot and Croatina grapes grown in vineyards located not far from the Verona balcony where Juliet was serenaded […]
Month: October 2018
These wine novices in a class of their own
The Nesmith House was glamorous and full of life for the first class of “Vino Rosso: The Incomparable Red Wines of Northern Italy.” Nineteen enthusiastic oenophiles met Thursday in Lowell to learn about the four pillars of prestigious Italian wine – Super Tuscan, Chianti, Barolo and Brunello – from the Piemonte and Toscana regions. We […]
The Wine Professor is in for one night (OK, two)
, The Wine Novice The table is set for an evening of “The Incomparable Wines of Northern Italy,” a two-hour learning and tasting seminar at the elegant Nesmith House in Lowell, presented by yours truly as part of Middlesex Community College’s adult continuing-education program. Tonight’s class of 20 “students” is sold out; however, because of […]
Wines to drink now — and some to save for later
A fan of this column approached me over the weekend and asked, “Jim, what are you drinking now?’” I replied without hesitation. It’s not what I am drinking now, it’s what I am buying for later. Like saving for your retirement, there’s something to be said for buying wines that will enrich your drinking and […]
Taste your way to an education in Italian wines (like I did)
If you are truly interested in developing your global wine acumen, there’s no better way to start than with the Wine Scholar Guild’s Italian Wine Scholar program that begins Saturday, Oct. 13. My mentor , Jo-Ann Ross, will be teaching Unit 1 on Northern Italian wines, which covers Piedmont, Trentino, Alto Adige and Val D’Aosta. […]
