Ferrari, Trento & Bolla, Veneto

Day 2 of our enrichment trip in Italy began with breakfast at Hotel Verona.  We were all quite eager to get to the wineries and happy to hop on the bus that would be our transportation for the week. Our driver Enzo didn’t speak much English but he got us from point A to point…

A first day in Italy

I left for the airport around 5:30am with a plethora of emotions.  I have always wanted to go to Italy and the fact that the SOMM Foundation and the Italian Wine Consortium selected me to go on this all-expenses-paid trip was overwhelmingly euphoric.   I kissed my dear husband goodbye and headed for the gate.  It…

The ‘work’ of WorkmanAyer

Social Media has introduced me to some of the most gracious and talented people in the wine industry from all over the world.  Something ‘About Wine’ makes us want to connect, and share what led us to wine euphoria. Michel Ayer of Workman/Ayer reached out to me on Facebook and invited me to taste his…