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Vermentino is a grape that needs to see the sea. Like a bronzed Italian on permanent vacation at the Riviera, it craves heat and the Mediterranean sun.

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Loonie for Lunae

On April 13, 2012 By

 

Like comedies at the Oscars, white wines at GAMBERO ROSSO’S TRE BICCHIERI awards are a minority class. They’re few in number and have to work harder to get some respect.

So I was thrilled the first time a Vermentino from Liguria make the cut. (In my debut column [...]

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“Vermentino is a grape that needs to see the sea,” a winemaker recently told me.  But let’s be specific. Vermentino craves the Ligurian Sea.

I get that. Liguria is my favorite place, too. I never tire of hiking its ancient paths that follow the contours of the rocky cliffs. I love the [...]

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