“Under the Volcano” is a novel by Canadian Malcom Lowry not to be confused with my heading above “Back to the Volcano”. I have had the pleasure of a day of intense fine tasting on the slopes of Mt. Vesuvius outside of Naples 5 years ago and in May I am heading to Mount EtnaContinue reading “RKS 2025 Wine: “Back to the Volcano”: Italian Red from ETNA”
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RKS 2024 Film: “Across the River and Into the Trees”: The Acheron River in Greek Mythology
Having recently returned from Thessaloniki, Greece attending the 65th Thessaloniki International Film Festival I was snagged by “Across the River” in this film’s title. I watched the short “Acheron” at the festival which is the river in Greek mythology crossed when traversing to the world beyond and hopefully not to Hades but the point isContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: “Across the River and Into the Trees”: The Acheron River in Greek Mythology”
RKS 2024 Wine: Valpolicella Rarely a Stinker
Approachable, friendly and easy drinking are the monikers of Valpolicella. Monikers of course are made to be broken, ignored or tampered with. 45% Corvina. 30% Corvione. 20% Rondinella. Aged 12-18 months in large oak barrels. We take this statement to the test with a 2021 Sartori Valpolicella. Aroma: Blackberry, black cherry, plum, raspberry and milkContinue reading “RKS 2024 Wine: Valpolicella Rarely a Stinker”
RKS 2024 Wine: You Hear “Barbera” Think Piedmont
As Italian wine goes hear “Barbera” think Piedmont with the best Barbera wine being produced near the towns of Asti and Alba. Barbera is Piedmont’s most widely planted variety and technically takes third place in prestige to Barolo and Barbaresco. Often prestige and palate are incompatible. We try a Barbera D’Asti from Michele Chiarlo. Aroma:Continue reading “RKS 2024 Wine: You Hear “Barbera” Think Piedmont”
RKS 2024 Wine: A Montepulciano Lost in Letters and Numbers at a Bunga Bunga Party Frequented by Punters
Although Montepulciano is almost always an easy drinking wine in this case it is lost, or perhaps I am, in too many letters and numbers. The wine was bottled by ICQRF/4495/IT on behalf of TG SRL 72015. If we dig further are there Cayman and Bulgarian offshore accounts involved further complicating the matter. Wanna betContinue reading “RKS 2024 Wine: A Montepulciano Lost in Letters and Numbers at a Bunga Bunga Party Frequented by Punters”
RKS 2024 Wine: The Great Lambrusco Fright: The Bad Boy of Italian Wine?
I can’t see any customer lining up to purchase the latest release of Lambrusco. I suppose there is a very high percentage of wine drinkers who might think Lambrusco is the current Prime Minister of Italy. At times the stark purpleness of Lambrusco could send a wine drinker into the horror zone. On the otherContinue reading “RKS 2024 Wine: The Great Lambrusco Fright: The Bad Boy of Italian Wine?”
“Travels To a Different Time” : 10August1975: Bolzano, Italy: Sex Crazed Magic Bus Driver: Riding in an Italian Ambulance
After R and R in Amsterdam on the Magic Bus to Munich from Amsterdam. Caught the Magic bus outside the zoo. I had a good party time without thinking about much and noting it in the travel journal. But the time had come to move on. The bus was an hour late. The bus driverContinue reading ““Travels To a Different Time” : 10August1975: Bolzano, Italy: Sex Crazed Magic Bus Driver: Riding in an Italian Ambulance”
RKS Wine: The Penniless Pensioner Goes Overboard with His Tuscan Wild Boar Stew! Stanley Tucci a Special Guest for Dinner!
If you have been following Penniless Pensioner you’ll know he has gone from more or less rags to riches as his Bitcoin investment made him a wealthy man so he is no longer penniless but he insists upon drinking wine under $20 and stocking his wine cellar with wines carrying that price limit so heContinue reading “RKS Wine: The Penniless Pensioner Goes Overboard with His Tuscan Wild Boar Stew! Stanley Tucci a Special Guest for Dinner!”
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