Not only did I get to meet some fantastic Calabrese winemakers VinItaly International, I got to meet winemakers with my name! My last tasting of the festival was with Ermano and Gabriela Falvo who have been making wine at Masseria Falvo since 2004. They have 26 hectares planted almost exclusively with grapes indigenous to Calabria. […]
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Falvo’s in Flight
Did you ever think you would see a botrytized wine from Texas? Botrytis is utilized throughout the world in order to produce several iconic dessert wines such as Sauternes and Tokaji Aszu. The fungus, also known as “Noble Rot,” causes the skins to become porous and allows the grapes to dehydrate and thus concentrate the […]