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This is a review of a recent trip to the Goriška Brda area of Slovenia, and in particular the Vinska Klet Goriška Brda Winery, who hosted eight representatives from their U.S. distributors as well as myself. Slovenia was an unknown to me and almost everyone I talked to beforehand. Most A beautiful place! Continue reading Trip to Goriška Brda, Slovenia Part 1: Wine, Food, Great People and a little Grappa https://www.redwineplease.com/a-bottle-to-remember-forever/ 
I recently had the good fortune to tag along on a distributor trip to the Vinska Klet Goriska Brda winery in the Brda region of Slovenia, just over the eastern Italian border. This is a beautiful wine country of hills, valleys and terraced vineyards, reminding me in some spots of the hills of Barolo and Continue reading A Bottle to Remember . . . Forever! https://www.redwineplease.com/off-to-brda-slovenia-soon-and-slovenian-wine/ 
I’ll be off to the Brda region of Slovenia soon to tour the vineyards and the local wine cooperative, as well as sample lots of their wines. Who knows, might even get a bit of sight seeing in as well. Just over the northeastern Italian border, the Brda region is comprised of rolling hills with Continue reading Off to Brda, Slovenia Soon and Slovenian Wine! https://www.redwineplease.com/almost-went-to-the-boston-wine-expo-but-spent-the-blizzard-on-cape-cod-instead/ 
Our Snowbound Inn We wanted to go to the Boston Wine Expo this year, but it always seems something is working against us. Last year it was a bout with the flu, this year a forecast for yet another Northeast blizzard. What to do? With reservations in place to be in Chatham on Continue reading Almost Went to the Boston Wine Expo, but Spent the Blizzard on Cape Cod Instead https://www.redwineplease.com/a-perfect-trip-to-northern-italy-and-the-lakes-june-july-2014/ 
Following is a summary of our recent trip to Northern Italy, and it was a spectacular vacation. We managed to squeeze in five private wine tastings during the 8+ days, so it was a bit of a working trip as well, sort of. Here’s the play by play: Thursday: We started out early to try Continue reading A Perfect Trip to Northern Italy and the Lakes – June / July, 2014 https://www.redwineplease.com/traditional-barolo-at-borgogno-in-piemonte/ 
After starting our northern Italian wine adventure in a Barbaresco, we went searching for the other famous Nebbiolo DOCG the next morning, that being of course Barolo. Where Barbaresco is smaller, and the tiny villages are just that, there is actually a town of Barolo. It’s quaint, with a traditional European feel and maybe a Continue reading Traditional Barolo at Borgogno in Piemonte https://www.redwineplease.com/two-grand-hotels-on-the-italian-lakes-and-something-else/ 
Our recent trip to the northern Italian lakes was an anniversary celebration, so we splurged a bit and stayed in the nicest hotels we could find. Both were spectacular in their luxury, attention to detail, incredible locations and superb service. We’ll cover both of them here, as they really are cut from the same mold. Continue reading Two Grand Hotels on the Italian Lakes, and Something Else https://www.redwineplease.com/a-dinner-to-remember-at-verbano-on-lake-maggiore/ 
We had visited the three Borromean Islands off of Stresa on a rainy day, dodging downpours and not seeing much of one island especially, that being Isola dei Pescatori, or the Fisherman’s Island. This island is small and really just a collection of shops and restaurants. As a way to experience more of it we Continue reading A Dinner to Remember at Verbano, on Lake Maggiore https://www.redwineplease.com/albino-rocca-where-family-meets-great-wine-in-barbaresco/ 
Sometimes everything just seems to go right on a given day, and when you wake up in the middle of Piemonte surrounded by vineyards then the odds get even better. Recently we took advantage of being in northwest Italy on an extended vacation and zipped over for a two night stay in Alba, the perfect Continue reading Albino Rocca – Where Family Meets Great Wine in Barbaresco https://www.redwineplease.com/a-magical-italian-wine-shop-in-stresa-on-lake-maggiore/ 
Standing along the Via Cavour in the town of Stresa on Lake Maggiore is a wine shop that belies it’s ordinary appearance. La Cambusa seems to be just another local shop selling wine, olive oil and dry foods. Baskets of pasta bracket the entrance. On your right as you go in is a wall of Continue reading A Magical Italian Wine Shop in Stresa on Lake Maggiore |