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The Italian wine secret Stanley Tucci missed

If you are watching the new season of Tucci in Italy, you are probably craving a trip to Sicily right now. 🍝🇮🇹 While the show nails the food, it barely scratches the surface of Sicily’s greatest secret: Mount Etna. The harsh, volcanic ash soil creates some of the most exclusive and resilient wines on the planet. The vines here survived the global plague that wiped out the rest of Europe. The result? The Etna Rosso drinks like a multi-hundred-dollar Burgundy, and the Etna Bianco can age for years. What is your go-to wine when you are eating Italian food? Let me know below. 👇 Don't watch the next episode empty-handed. Hit the link in our bio to grab a bottle of Etna Rosso for your watch party. #stanleytucci #searchingforitaly #etnarosso #sicilianwine #italianwine

Josh Scherer from Mythical Kitchen Tries Every Frozen Burrito—Here’s the Best | Food & Wine

Mythical Kitchen’s Josh Scherer joins Food & Wine editor Andee Gosnell to put frozen burritos to the ultimate taste test. The two try and rank some of the most popular grocery store burritos to find out which ones are actually worth stocking in your freezer. From Trader Joe’s and Amy’s to Tina’s and El Monterey, they break down each burrito in detail—judging tortilla structure, filling quality, and overall flavor while rating every burrito out of 10. Along the way, Josh shares fascinating insights into the history of frozen foods and why some frozen meals can develop grassy or hay-like flavors. With expert opinions, strong reactions, and plenty of surprises, they reveal their top picks across categories like unexpected favorite and best filling flavor—before narrowing down the ultimate frozen burrito. Timestamps: 0:00 — Frozen Burrito Taste Test 0:37 — Trader Joe’s Carne Asada Burrito 2:29 — Tina’s Red Hot Beef Burrito 4:19 — Amy’s Black Bean & Cheese Burrito 6:13 — Red’s Grilled Ch

Portfolio Tasting of Blue Grouse Estate Winery Wines, Cowichan Valley

A Master Sommelier Just Got Completely Humbled by This Wine

“The Wine That Fooled a Master Sommelier” | Pieropan Soave Blind Tasting In this episode of Got Somme Blind Wine Series, Master Sommelier Carlos Santos is put to the test with a blind white wine tasting that sends him across Spain before revealing an iconic Italian classic. From citrus and sea spray notes to debates around Albariño, Viognier and Riesling, this episode captures the chaos, confidence and humility of blind tasting at the highest level. What starts as a confident call for Rías Baixas Albariño ends with a surprise reveal: Pieropan Soave made from Garganega. Carlos breaks down the wine’s structure, aromatics, acidity and texture in real time, giving listeners an inside look at how Master Sommeliers think through a blind tasting grid. Along the way, he explores why certain wines can completely disguise themselves stylistically, and why Garganega continues to be one of Italy’s most underrated white grape varieties. This episode is a must-watch for wine lovers, sommeliers,

The Ultimate Pitt Pirates Fundraiser: Wine, Beer, Food & Friends!

To Purchase Tickets for the event.... https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pittsburg-football-wine-tasting-event-tickets-1987339818896?aff=oddtdtcreator Don't Forget To LIKE - SUBSCRIBE and SHARE this video!! For More Information on the Pittsburg Yacht Club... https://pittsburgyc.com/ Learn More about JSL wines .... https://jslwines.com/ Learn More about Corteza Vineyards... https://cortezavineyards.com/ Visit our twitter page @1winebythebayTV Visit our Facebook group page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/2721171661525764 Pittsburg Football Wine Event is now live 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️ join us at the 3rd Annual Wine Tasting fundraiser event May 29th at the Pittsburg Yacht Club @pittsburg_y.a.c.h.t_club at the Pittsburg Marina. This year we are featuring locally owned JSL Wines and new Pittsburg business partner Headlands Brewery as our wine and beer purveyors. Help us kickoff the 2026 Football season with great wine, great music, and great people. DJ Anthony Perez @djap925 will be performing so c

Portfolio Tasting of Blue Grouse Estate Winery Wines

Blue Grouse Estate Winery is located in the Cowichan Valley of Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. The winery was established by the Duncan Project where the BC Land Commission agreed to fund the testing of over 100 grape varietals on Vancouver Island. The land was purchased by Dr. Hans Klitz in 1989. In addition to reducing the number of grape varietals to be grown at the winery, he also imported vines from France and Germany and started selling wine in 1992 (2nd license issued on Vancouver Island). In 2012, the winery was purchased by Brunner family who added land to the winery and then the winery was purchased in late 2021 by the Jackson Family Estates (2nd and 3rd generation Jackson family members who also own Kendall Jackson)\ The winery has 8.5 acres producing grapes plus another 6.5 acres which was planted in 2017 as well as an additional 20 acres planted in 2020 and 2021. There are plans for an additional 35 acres to be planted in 2023 and 2024. My interest in this winery st

A 100 Point Pinot Noir Under $100? That Basically Never Happens.

The Hilt Pinot Noir Radian Vineyard Sta. Rita Hills 2023 Link to the wine: https://www.winex.com/the-hilt-pinot-noir-radian-vineyard-sta-rita-hills-2023.html Join our Daily Email Offer List: https://cdn.forms-content.sg-form.com/f3da488a-d10b-11ee-94a3-62718bdc6118 Pinot Noir almost never gets 100 points. Not because great Pinot Noir doesn’t exist. Because Pinot Noir doesn’t behave like Cabernet Sauvignon. It’s lighter. More delicate. More transparent. And in a scoring system that often rewards sheer power and concentration, Pinot Noir almost always loses a few points somewhere along the way. Which is exactly what makes this wine so remarkable. The 2023 The Hilt Radian Vineyard Pinot Noir didn’t just score highly. It earned a perfect 100-point score from Jonathan Cristaldi, alongside 98 points from James Suckling and 97 points from Wine Advocate. That almost never happens for domestic Pinot Noir. In fact, over the last five vintages, only a tiny handful

Barolo vs Barbaresco: A Taste Test #shorts

Exploring the nuances of Nebbiolo: From classic Poderi Colla Barolo to Barbaresco Asili 2019 and beyond. Which Italian red reigns supreme? #Barolo #Barbaresco #WineTasting #ItalianWine #Nebbiolo

Nebbiolo Wine Tasting: Scarzello & Cristina Prandi #shorts

Exploring the depth of Barolo with Scarzello and a rising star, Cristina Prandi. Discovering new legends in Italian winemaking. #Barolo #Nebbiolo #WineDiscovery #ItalianWine #Scarzello #CristinaPrandi

Ep. 2694 Ep. 17: Dalla Via Appia ai vulcani del Sud | Pellegrinaggio Enoico con Attilio Scienza

Welcome to Episode 2694 of the Italian Wine Podcast and the 17th episode of Pellegrinaggio Enoico con Professore Attilio Scienza! This series is recorded in Italian. Episode 17: Dalla Via Appia ai vulcani del Sud You want to dive into the stories and myths behind Professor Scienza’s new series, but Italian isn’t your thing? No problem! You’ll find all the conversations, translated in English, in the new Mamma Jumbo Shrimp book: An Italian Wine Pilgrimage: with Professor Attilio Scienza. Now available in English on Amazon (https://www.amazon.it/dp/8894686361) . A true oenological journey led by Professor Attilio Scienza in the company of Stevie Kim, winding its way across the peninsula, following ancient Roman roads, paths of faith, and historical itineraries. Genetics, morphology, climate change, and the concept of viticulture vocation come together to tell the story of our grape varieties and their inextricable bond with the territory. Expect amazing stories, random digressio