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How beverage and restaurant workers are using their well-honed hospitality skills to provide transformative relief efforts via
How beverage and restaurant workers are using their well-honed hospitality skills to provide transformative relief efforts…
Many assumed the pandemic would end the sober-curious movement. They were wrong via
Many assumed the pandemic would end the sober-curious movement.
Recently, I was asked by Redfin to contribute to an article about wine decor and wine storage.
The article they published on the Redfin blog is the following below, where you can also read my contribution.
Have fun.
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https://www.grapevineadventures.com/2022/07/18/wine-decor-9-ways-to-use-bottles-to-decorate-your-home/
Redfin consulted wine experts about tips on wine decor for your home and for how to store wine. Read more in this article.
Domaine Dujac’s Diana Seysses explains how producers can become key players in the future of green fuel by working together to trap CO2 during vinification via
Domaine Dujac’s Diana Seysses explains how producers can become key players in the future of green fuel by working together to trap CO2 during vinification…
Matelica, the land of Verdicchio 🥂
My tasting knowledge of Verdicchio di Matelica was fairly limited so far to a few wine producers of the area.
I have had the fortune to be able to discover more this weekend thanks to the Matelica Wine Festival. Matelica Wine Festival
Yesterday, they had the inauguration dinner under the loggia in the central square of the town. There, we could taste mainly younger vintages of Verdicchio di Matelica - 2020 and 2021 - there were a couple of 2019 and 2018 too.
I also ran into the oenologist Goffredo Agostini who it turns out collaborates with the Matelica winery .
The wines in the photos above are
Casa Lucciola
Cantina Cavalieri
Azienda Maraviglia
Borgo Paglianetto
Bisci Wines
Tenuta Grimaldi - Wine Resort
Which is your favorite Verdicchio di Matelica wine❓..
How savvy off-premise operators have adapted their approach to inventory management mid-pandemic via
How savvy off-premise operators have adapted their approach to inventory management mid-pandemic…
A Napa Valley pioneer, Trefethen Family Vineyards is evolving under the helm of third-generation family members Lorenzo and Hailey Trefethen, from sustainability efforts to the release of the new Eshcol wine via
A Napa Valley pioneer, Trefethen Family Vineyards is evolving under the helm of third-generation family members Lorenzo and Hailey Trefethen, from sustainability efforts to the release of the new…
A new certification program aims to define this carbon-capturing farming practice, which some believe could transform vineyards and combat climate change via
A new certification program aims to define this carbon-capturing farming practice, which some believe could transform vineyards and combat climate change…
𝑴𝒆𝒔𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒂 𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒆 🍇
When I visited Mamoiada in Sardegna earlier this summer, it was an experience of discovery.
It was fascinating to learn more about the energy and activity of the Mamoiada vintners that is going on since 2019.
The Mamoiada vintners association was constituted in 2015 but it had a small makeover in 2019 with the creation of the Mamojà Vives yearly event. A lot of younger vintners, from the younger generation, has since then started up on their own by taking over the family vineyards or started to work in the family winery.
✅ There is a tendency towards fresher, more fruit-forward, and drinkable wines...without losing in structure and complexity.
✅ A younger generation is, as mentioned above, starting to make its voice heard.
✅ There are 200 families who make wine in Mamoiada, a comune of 2500 inhabitants, and 33 of these bottle their wines. 77 of these are members of the Mamoiada vintners association. Most, if not all, of the member vintners are naturally organic even if not certified as the area is very suited for viticulture.
Have you been to the Mamoiada area❓
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Mamojà
Connecting with Philana Bouvier, James Sligh, and David Keck, MS about their recent job transitions via
Catching up with Philana Bouvier, James Sligh, and David Keck, MS about their recent job transitions…
Read some tips for how to store wine at home or repurpose wine bottles to use them to decorate your home.
👉Wine Decor: 9 Ways to Use Bottles to Decorate Your Home - directly on the blog of Redfin
You can find my tips in the article too 😀🎉2
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If you love drinking wine, there’s no doubt you have a few empty bottles laying around your home. Instead of letting them collect dust, transform them into a statement piece that any wine enthusiast would love.
Redfin consulted wine experts like us to share our best tips on how you can showcase your bottles and create unique wine decor perfect for your home. Plus, some insights on how to protect and store your unopened bottles safely. Whether you live in a cozy New York City apartment or a ranch-style house in Nashville, TN, you’re sure to find a decor idea that fits your aesthetic.
Check out our tip on Wine Decor: 9 Ways to Use Bottles to Decorate Your Home.
https://www.redfin.com/blog/wine-decor-ideas/
Looking for some easy ways to repurpose wine bottles? Here are unique ideas and suggestions that’ll help you create your own wine decor.
Panelists at the Bâtonnage Forum discuss how to create better mentorship models, start a wine brand, and harness the power of community via
Panelists at the Bâtonnage Forum discuss how to create better mentorship models, start a wine brand, and harness the power of community…
Bar owners from across the country share strategies for staying in business via
Bar owners from across the country share strategies for staying in business…
From surprising values to sustainability innovations, there’s plenty that even seasoned professionals don’t know about this famed Bordeaux region via
From surprising values to sustainability innovations, there’s plenty that even seasoned professionals don’t know about this famed Bordeaux region…
Experts weigh in on how to recruit top talent, avoid common hiring mistakes, and ask better interview questions via
Experts weigh in on how to recruit top talent, avoid common hiring mistakes, and ask better interview questions…
Vi riconoscete nelle dinamiche del press tour? 😉 😎
Per chi bazzica più o meno professionalmente il mondo del vino, il press tour è croce e delizia. Una specie di Paradiso per giornalisti, blogger, influencer o improvvisati vari. Partecipare a un press tour è un po' come avercela fatta e sentirsi arrivati: la...
The potential of the Southern Italian wines is always in focus at the Radici del Sud event in . 🍇🍷
Read more about this year's event in this article.
👉https://bit.ly/3QNxujQ
Cantine Rivera
Radici del Sud
Pietraventosa
Fatalone Wines - Organic Primitivo
The potential of the Southern Italian wines is always in focus at the Radici del Sud event in Puglia. Read more in this article.
Happy hanging out in the vineyard 🍇
🍇 One of the best things with being able to travel for wine again, is to be able to visit wine producers and their vineyards again.
🍇 For me, it is important to get a feeling of the local territory, see the vines up front, walk directly on the soil, hearing the producer talk about what they do. It is a constant learning.
🍇 Wine is indeed a continuous learning process. That is what makes it so fascinating, right?
🍇For me, it is always important to listen to be able to 'hear' people, to hear different experiences and point of view. That is what makes you grow.
➡️ All this is vital to be a better writer, to better help the wineries I collaborate with to communicate and tell their story.
Here, I was in the vineyard of recently.
Do you need help with your
storytelling❓ Contact me!..
The importer’s CEO shares insights on what is driving recent growth and market leadership via
The importer’s CEO shares insights on what is driving recent growth and market leadership…
Cannabis cultivation creates resource competition and could threaten tourism in wine country—but some argue that proper regulation could actually benefit premier regions via
Cannabis cultivation creates resource competition and could threaten tourism in wine country—but some argue that proper regulation could actually benefit premier regions…
Consumers over 50 are drinking more, spending more, and embracing innovation more than past generations. The industry should stop ignoring them via
Consumers over 50 are drinking more, spending more, and embracing innovation more than past generations. The industry should stop ignoring them…
Despite sudden additional tariffs, industry groups are organizing with optimism that the incoming administration could issue a game-changing executive order via
Despite sudden additional tariffs, industry groups are organizing with optimism that the incoming administration could issue a game-changing executive order…
Borgo Turrito, in the heart of the Tavoliere 🍷
Luca Scapola manages the family estate .it where he only a few years ago decided to start bottling the wine. In the past, they were mainly focused on selling bulk wine.
In 2016, he started the winery under the brand name Borgo Turrito. And, in just a few years he has come very far.
His focus is on the Nero di T***a grape, making the rosé wine ➡️ Calarosa and also a second rosé that is a blend of Primitivo and Nero di T***a.
He makes three different red Nero di T***a wines - Nero di T***a Terra Cretosa, 1221, and Lingue di Terra - each with their very own interpretation of the Nero di T***a grape.
He is also in the making of a Nero di T***a sparkling wine with the Champenoise method, that will be ready by next year.
Apart from the Falanghina, that is a fresh and fruity and citrusy white wine, Luca also has experimented with a Moscato dry white wine that he has matured in oak. Now, it might not be the grape you think of when aging white wine in oak but this is a wine with an amazing complexity. He only makes 300 bottles though so far...of the 2016 vintage, at least.
Thank you, Luca, for inviting me to explore your winery...
Washington’s vast appellation is battling the dreaded vineyard pest for the first time. Why are some wine producers more worried than others? via
Washington’s vast appellation is battling the dreaded vineyard pest for the first time. Why are some wine producers more worried than others?
Nero di T***a is king in Northern Puglia 🍷
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The other day, we visited Rivera as part of the Radici del Sud event that just took place in Puglia.
We got to experience a vertical tasting of Il Falcone, their flagship wine, that is a wine made with 70% Nero di T***a and 30% other local grape varieties.
We tasted 2016, 2011, 2005, 1999, and 1994.
It is a wine that gives an expression to the complexities of the Nero di T***a grape and the territory close to Castel del Monte in Northern Puglia.
2011 had a nice grip and a complex nose yet it was smooth and elegant.
1999 and 1994 were the two vintages that werejust amazing for how well they have aged.
Both had a vibrant freshness, still rich fruit, sapidity, minerality, nice aromas of spices, such as to***co, shrubbery herbs, forest floor, macchia mediterranea.
The 1999 had a more vibrant freshness but as a fellow writer said, 1994 was still one step more impressive because it was 5 years older than 1999, and it still was so vibrant and elegant. 🍷
🔥Austerity, complexity, and elegance are the key words.🔥
Marco Rivera talked about how they some years ago invested in carrying out research in collaboration with Prof. Attilio Scienza to better understand the grape.
The Nero di T***a Canosino (from Canosa) with small berries seems to be the better grape version to easier reach maturation.
Have you tasted a Nero di T***a wine?
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The sluggish category sees new energy from innovative technologies and a craft-driven push towards terroir-expression, new ingredients, and an emphasis on flavor via
The sluggish category sees new energy from innovative technologies and a craft-driven push towards terroir-expression, new ingredients, and an emphasis on flavor…
A primer on what small and medium-sized operators need to know about the fast-changing laws around taxes, shipping, and technology—and how to capture some of that business via
A primer on what small and medium-sized operators need to know about the fast-changing laws around taxes, shipping…
As the presidential election nears, bartenders, winemakers, and hospitality workers use their skills and their platforms to mobilize like never before via
As the presidential election nears, bartenders, winemakers, and hospitality workers use their skills and their platforms to mobilize like never before…
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Borgo Turrito, in the heart of the Tavoliere 🍷 Luca Scapola manages the family estate @borgoturrito.it where he only a few years ago decided to start bottling the wine. In the past, they were mainly focused on selling bulk wine. In 2016, he started the winery under the brand name Borgo Turrito. And, in just a few years he has come very far. His focus is on the Nero di Troia grape, making the rosé wine ➡️ Calarosa and also a second rosé that is a blend of Primitivo and Nero di Troia. He makes three different red Nero di Troia wines - Nero di Troia Terra Cretosa, 1221, and Lingue di Terra - each with their very own interpretation of the Nero di Troia grape. He is also in the making of a Nero di Troia sparkling wine with the Champenoise method, that will be ready by next year. Apart from the Falanghina, that is a fresh and fruity and citrusy white wine, Luca also has experimented with a Moscato dry white wine that he has matured in oak. Now, it might not be the grape you think of when aging white wine in oak but this is a wine with an amazing complexity. He only makes 300 bottles though so far...of the 2016 vintage, at least. Thank you, Luca, for inviting me to explore your winery. ... #grapevineadventures
A winery where you feel at home 🍷 The third winery that we visited last Saturday was Fattoria di Montemaggio in Radda, or more precisely between Panzano and Radda. As you might remember from my earlier posts, I was touring wineries with friends last Saturday. Letizia, Chiara, and Alberto had given me the task to chose the itinerary, etc. Fattoria di Montemaggio is a small winery in the Chianti Classico area, subzone Radda, that produces Chianti Classico wines, of course, but also a sparkling Brut, a Chardonnay matured in oak, a Sangiovese rosé wine, and three IGT Toscana wine. One of these latter wines is a monovarietal Pugnitello 🍇 wine. They only make very few bottles of the Pugnitello wine so far, but they recently grafted Pugnitello unto Malvasia Nera rootstocks so soon another or two blends with Pugnitello are coming. I got to taste a sip of a sample of the coming Pugnitello and Merlot blend, if I remember well, and it was very exciting. 🔸️To be transparent, I wanted to say that I work with Montemaggio as a content and social media manager, let's say with communication in general. Fattoria di Montemaggio organizes wine tours and tastings every day, so go pay them a visit if you are in Tuscany. Thank you Francesco and Stefano. Cheers 🍷 ... #grapevineadventures
Wine as Powerful as Fire 🔥🍷 Well, that might be a bit exaggerated. LOL However, it is always great to taste wines that give an expression to the local territory, that tell a story, that transmit a feeling to you. Right❓ Share this reel as a Story if you like Friuli wines❗ Valentino Butussi is a winery located in Corno di Rosazzo, along the old Roman road Forum Julii that in ancient times connected Cividale del Friuli with Aquileia. The winery was founded in 1910 and today it is Filippo Butussi who runs the family winery. I met Filippo the other day for lunch at IlSantoBevitore together with a group of other journalists. He told us about his family winery and his wines, of course. I was intrigued by the fact that they use barrels created by local coopers in Friuli, in that way giving value to a local tradition. I think you feel it especially in the white wines, I am generally not much for white wines fermented or aged in oak but here it felt more like enhancing the wine than just overwhelming it as often happens. We tasted 🥂Genesis Sauvignon Blanc 2019 and 2014 🥂Pinot Grigio ramato 2020 🥂Madonna d'Aiuto Pinot Grigio 2019 🍷Santuari Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 🍷Godje Refosco dal peduncolo rosso 2016 🍷Picolit 2012 My favorites as you might have guessed were the Pinot Grigio, Refosco, and Picolit. The Refosco, that I know many can find a bit hard to drink, is really a wine with a lot of character. 👉 Follow me on Instagram also ... #grapevineadventures #friuliwine PR Comunicare il vino
Digital Vino 🍷 by Katarina 16 March with guest: Jill Barth, Wine Writer, USA 👉 7pm CEST / 1pm ET / 10am PST ✅ A short background about Jill ✅ How Jill started out as a wine journalist ✅ Challenges when starting out as a wine writer ✅ How do you see that the wine world has changed since you started writing? ✅ How to choose a wine story to cover ✅ Up and coming wine regions ✅ Traveling for wine ...and, much more. FB: @grapevineadventures
WinesOfItaly LiveStream 🍷 by Katarina 9 March with guest: Francesco Bordini, Villa Papiano, Modigliana, Emilia-Romagna 👉 7pm CEST / 1pm ET / 10am PST We will learn more about ✅ The background of Francesco and his family ✅ Modigliana and its terroir ✅ Sangiovese di Romagna 🍇 and its expression in Modigliana, Emilia-Romagna ✅ More about Villa Papiano ✅ Their wines ...and, much more. FB: @WinesOfItalyLS
WinesOfItaly LiveStream by Katarina 23 February with guest: Corrado Capece Minutolo, Villa Schinosa, Trani, Puglia 7pm CEST / 1pm ET / 10am PST Parleremo maggiormente in italiano, ma un pó anche in inglese. We will talk mainly in Italian, mixed with a bit of English. We will learn more about ✅ Corrado and his family winery ✅ The area of Trani in Northern Puglia ✅ Nero di Troia, the grape variety that is king in Northern Puglia ✅ Moscato di Trani DOC ...and, much more. Join us!
Digital Vino by Katarina 9 February with guest: Nelson Pari, Wine Buyer, 67 Pall Mall, UK 🍷 We will learn more about his ✔️ Nelson's background ✔️ how he ended up at 67 Pall Mall ✔️ what a typical workday for him looks like ✔️ his view on Italian wine, starting with his home region Romagna ✔️ Verticale, the new wine magazine project ....and, much more. Join us with your questions!!
Digital Vino by Katarina 9 February with guest: Nelson Pari, Wine Buyer, 67 Pall Mall, UK 🍷 👉 7pm CEST / 1pm ET / 10am PST We will learn more about his ✔️ Nelson's background ✔️ how he ended up at 67 Pall Mall ✔️ what a typical workday for him looks like ✔️ his view on Italian wine, starting with his home region Romagna ✔️ Verticale, the new wine magazine project ....and, much more. Join us with your questions! FB: @grapevineadventures
WinesOfItaly LiveStream by Katarina 26 January with guest: Marco Marrocco, Palazzo Tronconi winery, Lazio 🍷 We will discover more about ✔️ Marco's background ✔️ biodynamic viticulture, ✔️ obscure native grapes, ✔️ winemaking in general for a small winery in Lazio. ...and, much more. 👉 7pm CEST / 1pm ET / 10am PST FB: @WinesOfItalyLS Click below to set the reminder.
Are you curious to learn more about Turkish wine❓ Then join us at Digital Vino on Wednesday, 19 January 👉 7pm CEST / 1pm ET / 10am PST We will talk to wine writer Andrea Lemieux who has just written a book about Turkish wine 🍷. We will learn more about ✔️ Andrea's background ✔️ why she decided to write a book about Turkish wine ✔️ native grapes to Turkey ✔️ the wine trends in Turkey ✔️ challenges she faced when writing the book/rewards ...and, much more. Be ready with your questions! #livestream #turkishwine #digitalvino
The wonders of Ciliegiolo di Narni 🍇 Narni is a beautiful hilltown in southern Umbria, close to the border with Lazio, where they produce Ciliegiolo di Narni. The Ciliegiolo di Narni is considered a particular clone of Ciliegiolo. The Ciliegiolo is native to Tuscany, especially Maremma, and Umbria, and later research has shown that Sangiovese is one of its parent grapes. Yesterday, after a morning spent between one missed train and one very much delayed train, I still managed to taste through all the Ciliegiolo di Narni wines. 🍷 Leonardo Bussoletti 🍷 Tenuta Cavalier Mazzocchi 1919 🍷 Cantina Sandonna 🍷 Ruffo della Scaletta 🍷 Tenuta Fabbrucciano The tasting was followed by a lovely lunch at Rocca di Narni, an old castle with a bit of a sturm un drang feeling around it all. Thank you, Francesca and Carlo of Carlo Zucchetti Il Giornale Enogastronomico con il Cappello #grapevineadventures #ciliegiolodinarni
What is Fivi? Well, it is an Italian association of independent vintners ➡️ FIVI - Federazione Italiana Vignaioli Indipendenti. The members need to be ✅ the sole owner of their farm/winery; ✅ grow their own grapes (it is not allowed to buy grapes from others); ✅sell the wines under their own label. The wineries are often fairly small or at most mid-sized, some of them are not only artisanal winemakers but also natural winemakers. The association organize its yearly wine fair since 10 years, with the exception of 2020, where many of the Fivi members showcase their wines. I had, actually, not attended the wine fair before because I often had other engagements but I also found it too chaotic with too many people queuing to taste wines at the booths. However, it is indeed an optimal occasion for smaller and larger vintners to present their wines to the public. The cool thing is that they can also sell their wines. In fact, you can get your own shopping cart 🛒 and buy as you taste your way through your favorite vintners. I only tasted the wines because I was traveling there by train. I had fun passing by the stands of ‘old’ vintner friends and discovering new wineries that I had not tasted before. 🍷 From my wine producer friends in Tuscany to Campania, Puglia, Calabria, Friuli, Lombardy...and many more. Below, are only a few wine friends who made the weekend at the Fivi fair a great experience. #grapevineadventures #fivi
RadiciLive via WinesOfItaly Talking about Radici del sud 2019 with Rowena Dumlao Giardina, Tanisha Townsend, and Darrel Joseph 22 August 2021 6pm CEST / 12pm ET / 10am PST Look out for guest appearances!
Montefalco turns you upside down with love for Sagrantino 😀🇮🇹🍷😉 Every year you feel more and more at home in Montefalco during the event for the Anteprima Sagrantino. This is a wine with lots of tannins but, as the winemakers tell us, when doing good work in the vineyard above all it is a grape that gives rise to very elegant and powerful wines. A potpourri of the wineries visited in 2021 Mevante TABARRINI Scacciadiavoli Terre De La Custodia Luca Di Tomaso Consorzio Tutela Vini Montefalco #anteprimasagrantino
Just in time for the summer, the possibility to travel ✈️ in safety is slowly opening up again. We are experiencing a sort of reawakening! 🥂 How are you feeling about this? Are you planning to travel during the 🏖 summer? Join the convo today, 16 May 👉 21.00 / 3 pm ET / 12 pm PT Carol & Katarina
Today, on the 25th of April, Italy celebrates Liberation Day. This is the commemoration of a historically important moment in Italian history, meaning the liberation from oppressive regimes. Tomorrow, we are also liberating ourselves of some of the pandemic restrictions that have been in vigor for the last months. Two very different liberation moments. Yet, both to celebrate. Your thoughts? 21.00 / 3pm ET / 1pm PT Join us!
Hi, I’m Kata
Well, I am Katarina, but everyone calls me Kata
I am a wine writer, wine educator, content and social media strategist, and translator.
I help and teach wineries, wine businesses, and entrepreneurs action steps to write content for their target audience, build an engaged community and use online marketing strategies to be profitable.
I also write and teach about native Italian grapes and lesser-known wine areas in Italy.
I am a passionate live streamer and you can often see me at wine events sharing my love for Italian wine with the world at large.
I communicate in English, Italian, and Swedish.
I have been mentioned in Wine-Searcher by Kathleen Wilcox in the article Uncertain Futures for Smaller Wineries Post-Covid, a guest at The Cellar, hosted by Richard Glover, the Wine Two Five podcast hosted by Stephanie Davis and Valerie Caruso, the Wining Hour Twitter Chat hosted by Li Valentine, and the Wine Soundtrack podcast.
Grapevine Adventures is a blog where I write about my Wine Adventures in Italy and around. Furthermore, you can read more about my WinesOfItaly LiveStreams where I interview mostly smaller wine producers that have a story to tell. Services offered: - Contact facilitation - Social Media Strategies & Consultation - Content creation & article writing - Live Streaming at your event - Courses on Wine/Italian wine regions/Social Media - Wine Translation Services
Contact me at: [email protected]
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