by jpachence | Jan 28, 2014 | Italian wines, Travel, Wines
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] We often share our favorite Italian foods and wines with friends who love Italian wine almost as much as we do. One night, as we were sipping a wonderful 1997 Brunello (Siro Pacenti), we began talking about sangiovese –...
by jpachence | Jan 7, 2014 | Pinot Noir, Tasting Notes, The Casa Pacenzo Collection - Fine Wine Reviews, Wines
We recently overheard an argument between a sommelier and a couple at a high-end restaurant. The couple was trying to order a California Pinot Noir, and the sommelier was working hard to have the couple try an Oregon Pinot. The sommelier was adamant that the Oregon...
by jpachence | Apr 28, 2013 | Pinot Noir, The Casa Pacenzo Collection - Fine Wine Reviews, Wines
While doing a reorganization of our wine cellar, we noticed a few bottles of W.H.Smith Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast Maritime Vineyard 2003) that got “lost” somehow – shoved to the back to make room for newer vintages of our favorite pinots. We forgot...
