Place: Puglia, Italy

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Wine with Leslie Williams: Some tasty Italian selections

Italy is a volatile place as you probably know, not just the passions of its people but is a place of active volcanos and frequent earthquakes. One of the most devastating earthquakes in recent years was the one that struck the Amatrice region in 2016.

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Wine with Leslie Williams

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Leslie Williams: Planning ahead for your Christmas wines

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Best wines from the Irish Wine Show Star Awards

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Wiine List: European wine harvest kicks off despite unsuitable conditions

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Some good value Italian wines recommended this week

Some wonderful wines to try from southern Italy

This week I want to tell you a little about the wines of Southern Italy. I use the word ‘little’ advisedly as you could write several books about the subject taking it region by region.

Sat, 22 Apr, 2017

Some Monastrell and good value wines are listed for this week

This weekend I will be at Ballymaloe House near Midleton for the Kerrygold Ballymaloe Literary Festival of Food and Wine.

Sat, 21 May, 2016

Centra’s new “Wines We Love” range are all under €15

Is that wine worth its price? This is a question I am frequently asked, mainly regarding expensive Bordeaux.

Sat, 19 Mar, 2016

Wine: Lingering tastes of 2015

Now that we are properly into 2016, I have had some further thoughts on wine experiences I enjoyed last year.

Sat, 09 Jan, 2016

Wine: Famous vineyards of world heritage importance

In recent days the vineyards of Champagne and those of the Cote d’Or in Burgundy were both given United Nations World Heritage Status for the continuity and quality of their wines and ancient vineyards.

Sat, 11 Jul, 2015

Picking out some of Italy’s finest wines

In recent weeks, I have been praising Spain as a source of good value but this week I want to focus on Italy.

Sat, 18 Apr, 2015

Italians wine to choose from this weekend

Italy is on my mind this week having recently watched the documentary Natural Resistance at the Grainstore in Ballymaloe about rebel “natural” wine makers in Italy.

Sat, 14 Mar, 2015

Wine: English Sparkling wine wins Gold Star Awards

Michael Noonan decided to spare the wine community in Ireland further pain in the recent budget so I suppose we should be grateful for small mercies.

Sat, 01 Nov, 2014

Classy Kaymer on the road to riches

IT’S that time of year again when Europe’s professional elite have arange of considerations to occupy their thoughts.

Tue, 12 Oct, 2010