It’s rough being a wine blogger.  I mean all these dinners and tastings to write about.  I’m currently behind in posting all the goings on as I speak! BUT, I wanted to give the inside scoop on one of Cortona’s newest hidden gems and the amazing pairings they are designing. Benvenuto Zaffiro Rosso, a small intimate little wine bar located within Del Brenna Jewellery’s new beautiful showroom underneath Cortona! Being good...

This week’s Wine, Shine & Dine featured our very own Fabrizio Dionisio who makes one of my favorite Cortona Syrahs. I caught up with Fabrizio at the free tasting in front of the Molesini Wine Shop while sampling all of his newest vintages. Fabrizio is a very modest soft spoken lawyer turned winemaker who still divides his time between Rome and his family estate just outside of Cortona.  He makes only Syrah wines, about 25,000 bottles...

Cortona in the house!!!!!! This week’s Wine, Shine & Dine event in Cortona on Thursday, May 30th, will feature Cortona D.O.C. winery Fabrizio Dionisio at the Taverna Pane e Vino. Fabrizio Dionisio makes, in my opinion, simply one of the best Cortona Syrahs.  Besides being a just a really nice guy, Fabrizio has set the bar for Cortona’s Syrah D.O.C. making high quality and well-balanced big flavors a priority. From the light and...

Free Tasting in Piazza Repubblica 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. FELSINA Berardenga PRESSO ENOTECA MOLESINI Piazza della Repubblica,3 CORTONA ( AR ) TEL.0575 62544 WINE I Sistri Chardonnay 2011 IGT Toscana Chianti classico Felsina 2010 DOCG Chianti classico La Rancia Riserva 2009 DOCG Fontalloro 2008 IGT Toscana WINE PAIRED DINNER  at OSTERIA DEL TEATRO Via Maffei ,2 Cortona ( ar ) Tel.0575 – 630556 MENU APERITIVO Nidi di pasta kataifi con...