Tag: limoncello

We all like a good sale.  A sale on wine is better.  And a sale on Italian wine is excellent!  I checked the SALE section on the BC Liquor Stores website and saw 6 pages of Italian wines on sale.  There are wines from every price ranging from $9.99 up to $326.97.  Barolo, Barbaresco, Amarone, Prosecco, Brunello di Montalcino, Chianti…

One of Italy’s best known, and expensive wines, is Brunello di Montalcino, which is made from 100% Sangiovese grapes that are grown around the town of Montalcino, which is located approximately 80km south of Florence.  With that being said, why was I in a quaint, family-owned restaurant in Montalcino, drinking wines from Veneto (Venice)? The answer is quite simple.  Simply put, I…