Travel & Tasting Notes From A Couple of Wine Lovers
Great Wines from Our Trip to Umbria, Tuscany + Sardinia You Can Buy Locally from $18 to $100+ Stumbling on a small mom-and-pop winery in the middle of Italy can be a great joy. You sit with the winemaker, often in their kitchen/tasting room, and listen to stories about their passion projects. But ask where… Continue reading These 9 Wines have US Distribution
About 18 months ago we were in France, winding [or wine-ing?] our way through Paris, Bordeaux, and Languedoc. You can read about our adventures here. This year, we gave Italy its due: Rome, Umbria, Tuscany, and Sardinia. But first, another stop in Paris, where we started our journey with a two-night stay. Our primary goal… Continue reading Notre Dame + Wine Bars: The Perfect Paris Weekend
Fast food, quick-service, grab-and-go…the world of food seems to be less about enjoyment of a meal and more about the speed at which we can eat and run. The Slow Food movement has been working to change this dynamic since 1986. Founded in Italy [of course!] it promotes “the enjoyment of good, clean, and fair… Continue reading Slow Down & Sniff the Bouquet: Slow Wine Expo 2025
Last month we reported on Uva, the new self-service wine bar in Mashpee, [Cape Cod] which opened after two years of construction and permitting delays. This lively spot is a welcome addition to the less-than-stellar wine offerings in our part of the Cape, and it's giving the traditional cafe and wine bar Trevi a run… Continue reading Taking Flights at Uva Wine Bar
When VinoDuo packs up for our summer on Cape Cod, we load the car with cases of wine from our collection, from Vinho Verde and Italian Rosato for Lisa, to Brunello and Bordeaux for Gary, and well-aged Napa Cabs for us and our Cab-crazy friends. Why schlep all the wine? Because the Cape has a… Continue reading Uva and Trevi: Two Cape Cod Wine Bars For Summer Sipping
We had the great pleasure of re-visiting the Temecula Valley AVA in early 2024, so our 'Best Of' review is colored by our delightful experience in that lesser-known Southern California wine region. But our Top 12 list is also dotted with wines from France, Italy, Spain, and Australia. Some favorites are old friends, like the… Continue reading VinoDuo’s Top 12 Wines of 2024
If you've been tasked with bringing the wine to Thanksgiving, this post is for you. Instead of picking up the old familiar names--Kendall Jackson, Meiomi, Cline--spice up your gathering with these lesser-known wines that are as good, or better, than the usual suspects. Many are from smaller producers in up-and-coming wine regions, and they're all… Continue reading Thanksgiving Wines Under $40: Beyond the Usual Suspects
Wine tastings can take many forms. Horizontal, vertical, by region, by grape, by year...endless combinations. But sometimes you just feel like drinking good wine with friends and conjure up a theme on the spot. We had Italy on our minds and Italian-loving friends in the house, so we cobbled together an "Italian Wines from the… Continue reading Italian Wine Tasting: Rosés and Reds from Piemonte to Puglia
The last leg of our trip took us to the city of Montpellier and two nearby wine sub-regions in Languedoc-- Pic St.-Loup and Faugères. Our knowledge of the city and the wines was limited but we quickly fell in love with Montpellier and several of the wineries we visited. We can't wait to go back.… Continue reading Our Grande French Adventure, Finale
After VinoDuo’s five-day trip through several Bordeaux AOCs with our guide Frederic from Into the Vineyard we took the [extremely fast and clean] TGI train to the city of Montpellier, which would be our home base for exploring several small AOPs [Appellation d'Origine Protégée, similar to AOC] in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. Before we post our… Continue reading What’s Up, Languedoc?
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