Streaming live at 09:00 pm ET, Wednesday, 25 March. Sound may be muted by default…so if you don’t hear anything, please check the lower right corner to make sure sound is not muted. Also, please be patient and fast forward through the first 4 minutes or so. The looks of consternation you were seeing on…
Month: March 2020
Some vino rosso with your dance of the tarantulas?
Unless you live completely off the grid, in the wilderness, the obvious story on everyone’s mind is that of COVID 19. The world looks much different from how it did only two weeks ago, and completely different from two months ago. I have many observations of COVID 19, from my interactions with people in Baltimore,…
Decoding the Old World – Location versus Grape
Originally, I had hoped to post something sharing the experience of traveling in Italy. Larger forces have intervened, and I have indefinitely postponed my trip. It can be tempting to lament the inconvenience that restrictions and quarantines and “social distancing” place upon us. Every day, I remind myself that this is bigger than Wide Roots,…
The Wide Roots Manifesto
I saw the word, and my initial reaction was irony. But only briefly. “Aglianico.” The important red grape from the Campania region of Italy, it would have made sense to see this word had I been in Naples, or the Amalfi Coast. But instead, I was 5,878 miles away, at the airport in Austin, Texas….
Tre Bicchieri – Italy’s wine diversity at its very best
On Friday, 28-February 2020, Wide Roots attended the Tre Bicchieri roadshow in New York City. The event was hosted by Gambero Rosso, a publication with a focus on the food, wine, and travel experiences of Italy. Each year, Gambero Rosso recognizes “above average” Italian wines in its publication Vini d’Italia. The ratings are done through…