Wines of Cinque Terre

... now you might be wondering why this blog has been so quiet ... and the reason is I just got back from a trip to Italy. 

In any event, one of the towns I visited was Cinque Terre. The only reason I'm mentioning it, out of the blue like this, is because it was one of the most remote and smallest towns I have ever seeen. And while scanning the Internet came upon a woman writing a blog (you can read her excerpt and see her picture).

I took some pictures of this dramatic landscape too, on my blackberry, but my blackberry is no longer so I just have the memory of that long, jagged seascape.

Now I'm sure you're wondering about the local wine. It is a white wine made from three grapes: Albarola, Bosco, and Buzzetto. It tastes a bit like Vermentino, called Pigato here. When my friend asked for a taste, prior to ordering by the bottle, he received a very small taste and was charged seven Euros for it. Here's another link from the NY Times ... and yet another blog ...

I'll be writing up posts about the wine and some experiences. Right now, I'm studying for a test for the Wine and Spirits Educational Trust in which I'll be expected to know everything possible about every wine in the world, possibly even the wines of Cinque Terre, along with the terroir, the climate, key producers, current developments, trade issues, and so forth. Stay tuned!

Oh, and meanwhile, visit my main site at http://www.awinestory.com