I’m getting to the end of the box of Gonzalez Byass sherries. It has been great to be able to look at almost the entire range at all quality levels, the good thing about these wines is that they are available just about everywhere in Australia. This oloroso is a ...

) by Angelo Gaja. My good friend Alfonso Cevola , one of the wine bloggers I admire most and the top ... of our recent and first visit to his home last Saturday, Alfonso opened the doors of his cellar ... : Alfonso grilled fiorentine (Tuscan-style porterhouses) for our main course. The 1978 Barbera ... . Alfonso and I kept expecting the wine to die as it aerated, but it just kept giving us delicious sensation...

And she's got her rant on. Next in the queue.

Where is this island? (otherwise referred to as "Isola da Cevola ")written by Alfonso Cevola limited rights reserved On the Wine Trail in Italy...

Looking back at my Best of 2007 on Flickr, the Slideshow Enjoy! -Alfonso photographed and written by Alfonso Cevola limited rights reserved On the Wine Trail in Italy...

Dr. Zaius , what are you up to?Brunerlot? Don't get excited...It's just an early morning jet-lag joke. Un'scherzo...written by Alfonso Cevola limited rights reserved On the Wine Trail in Italy...

Will return September 24. In the meantime, enjoy selections from the archives.* Escape from the Cube Farm

You get the impression that Alfonso Cevola is a member of that secret band of men who actually would trade it all in for a chance to be a member of Corleone Family. It's not that he wants to run...

Yesterday another AP story was forwarded to me, this time by Alfonso Cevola "the Italian Wine Guy." (The Italian Wine Guy? Isn't that a little presumptuous, AC?) Anyway. The story was an overview of the grape harvest in Italy...

After I posted the list of 2008 Tre Bicchieri honorees, Alfonso Cevola, "Italian Wine Guy," commented rather disparagingly on Gambero Rosso. GR is of course the mini publishing empire that selects the winners and relentlessly promotes the list and itself...