Bigi, a leading winery in Orvieto, was founded by Luigi Bigi in the late nineteenth century. Along with other types of wine, Bigi has always produced small quantities of “Est! Est!! Est!!!”—a wine that bears an unusual name and has an unusual story—from nearby Montefiascone.
The most interesting thing about this wine is the remarkable story […]
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Shallon Winery is unusual and interesting. The winemaker, Paul van der Veldt, uses a variety of unusual ingredients, such as chocolate, blackberry, elderberry, wild black raspberry, peaches, rhubarb, whey, black cherry, blueberry, wild plum, and Hawaiian mango, to create the world’s most fantastic wines. The latest wonder is Chocolate Orange wine. “Anything I create after […]
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While considering the matter of storing wine effectively, it is important for wine lovers to remember that not all wines can age gracefully. Some wines are best drunk fresh. Most red wines taste better after a long sojourn in the dark depths of a cellar. On the contrary, few white wines need to mature. Whatever […]
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Champagne is widely acclaimed as the wine of celebration. During the early years of its history, the wine had a royal and a religious significance. The Catholic monks, who owned most of the vineyards, considered Champagne to be the only wine worthy of being offered to God. Later, the French kings began using it for […]
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