Tag: wines of calabria

Seven Basic Red Wines for Everyone

Seven Basic Red Wines for Everyone

(photo: grapes ready to be run through the press for homemade wine) Well, what wine should you buy? This is a big question, maybe even equivalent to other big questions such as, “Does God Exist?” , “Do we have free will?”, and the classic, “What is Truth?” Unlike big philosophical questions, however, figuring out which wine to buy for dinner, […]

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Wines of Calabria

Wines of Calabria

(photo: Nonno Scordo’s vineyard overlooking the sea near Bagnara Calabra)  Ciro is the most well known Calabrian wine here in the US and it’s for good reason.  The region of Ciro is situated on the eastern tip of Calabria, about a 4 hour trip north from Reggio Calabria.   Ciro is designated a DOC wine or Denominazione di Origine Controllata, […]

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