
Does It Matter?
Alessandro came to the vineyard barefoot and walked up and down the rows of decades-old vines with me, tasting grapes the way the pros do,
Alessandro came to the vineyard barefoot and walked up and down the rows of decades-old vines with me, tasting grapes the way the pros do,
Going into the 2022 harvest, I was hopeful: my faith in the capacity of the old vines in my own vineyard to produce flavorful, evenly
The 2022 harvest was going to be more important than usual: I had convinced the owners of a small, high vineyard outside of Florence to
At a brunch party a few weeks ago, a friend said: “Here’s a question I don’t get to ask many people: How was the harvest?”
How can anything be “extra virgin”? An olive either has or has not been pressed. In fact, nobody in Tuscany talks about “virgin” olive oil.
Last Friday, with a family birthday to celebrate, our old kitchen removed and the new one not yet installed, we reserved a table at a