Wine Stories
Tales, anecdotes and personal stories connected to wine.
My Wine Story & my LOVE - Contest #StorieDiVino
"My wine story begins with my first LOVE!!" I was at my cousin's house... we were exchanging phone numbers and having fun!! (I was SINGLE back then)... The next day... I tried to dial the cell phone number and gave it a ring....
Memories of an Aftertaste - Contest #StorieDiVino
It had been an evening like so many others. New and regular customers taking turns until closing time, nothing new. I rest in this wine bar in Rome for a year now; it's a nice place, people are calm, there's good music. I rest and I wait. I wait...
Carefree Days, Wine and Friendship - Contest #StorieDiVino
Many years have passed, roughly I'd say at least 10, yet it feels like yesterday. I deeply miss that carefree state of mind of an eighteen-year-old and that way of living with more joy. What comforts me is having kept certain friendships!...
FALERNO: THE WINE OF ROMAN VICTORIES - Contest #StorieDiVino
I was told that FALERNO DEL MASSICO was the wine of the ROMANS' victories. I don't know how true it is, but the story always makes a great impression! I always used it to impress whoever I was talking to, but that evening I would need it particularly...
Love Today - Contest #StoriediVino
"Oh come on silly, you have wine in your veins". It's true, I have wine in my veins, a lot of wine, very red, very rustic. I sipped it to give myself courage, to give myself composure in that charming restaurant. Aglianico del Taburno: dry and ruby red. Because I need a great deal of courage...
Wine, Friends and Vesuvius - Contest #StorieDiVino
What could be better than an Easter Monday at the foot of Vesuvius in the company of friends and a good wine? When you're with friends you share many stories, and we had fun telling a few about dear old Vesuvius... On dear Vesuvius...
Fragolino: the end justifies the means - Contest #StorieDiVino
"The end justifies the means" is perhaps one of the quotes that least represents me, but maybe it's the best one to describe this short story. I couldn't proceed with the tale without first mentioning my particular love for women, my many acquaintances in the social circles of my city, and my being very demanding when it comes to food and wine (though I am a wine lover, not an industry expert).