Paolo Stecca

hey all / Rosé of Pinot Noir / v. 2024 / Sonoma Coast / a pale salmon hue / aromas of orange sorbet and red grapefruit / palate of white rasberries / 12.9% ABV makes it fresh, juicy ride down stream / Cheers!

hey all / palatal adventure here with a blend of equal parts Nerello Mascalese, Perricone, and Syrah / Sicily / some age (2019) showing on the rim / balanced tannin and acid / deep, stew-like red fruits yet lifted by fresh acidity / interesting / used to Nerello Mas. from Mt. Etna / but this is a totally different expression of the grape / Cheers!

hey all / Manicotti paired obviously.

L'Acino - Giramondo 2024 vitedivino.com/2026/03/22/lac… via @ioannikios

Chinese wine tonight! From the eastern foothills of the Helan Mountains in Ningxia. It's good value for £16—the first Chinese wine that @TheWineSociety has ever stocked. But I regret the inclusion of Dunkelfelder to the Bordeaux blend, as it does taste a bit 'teinturier'.

Forse la zona meno conosciuta del Chianti...ma questa è una chicca storica 🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷

hey all / Sangiovese from the Tuscan coast / v. 2024 / tangy red fruit / orange peel / very nice!

Thierry Germain - L'Insolite 2023 vitedivino.com/2026/03/14/thi… via @ioannikios

When I toured NZ two years ago, the Abel Chardonnay was my go-to in restaurants. This is a new vintage to me & it's just as impressive, with more matchstick & popcorn than the 2020. Blind, you'd have to be in Puligny-Montrachet—but it's from Upper Moutere, #Nelson

Young Man Drinking, by Murillo (c. 1655) @NationalGallery

Il ciliegiolo umbro di Bussoletti ...una chicca ancora poco conosciuta 🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷

What is Sea Aged Sparkling Wine? tinyurl.com/k3mzxehs via @GlassOfBubbly #sparkling #wine #champagne #sparklingwine #wineworldnews

Domaine les Monts Fournois - Champagne "Côte" Premier Cru Extra Brut 2010 vitedivino.com/2026/03/04/dom… via @ioannikios

Another chance to see: My Weekend Wine report, in which I take a long-overdue look at the 2009 Anjou-Villages Côte de la Houssaye from Domaine Ogereau. buff.ly/EzNXuTE [free to read] #anjou #anjouvillages #ogereau #domaineogereau #wine

Trying the @TheWineSociety 's first Styrian Sauvignon Blanc. Very restrained & elegant, all Alpine herbs & orchard fruits, not unlike Sancerre but with a different, cloud-like minerality. Paired with marinated octopus.

Was given this lees-aged Bierzo Godello to blind taste. First thought Chardonnay because of its full-bodied creaminess & touch of oak, but the minerality & herbality pulled me away. In the 70s Godello came close to extinction.

fabianmitidieri.blogspot.com/2026/02/saurus… Redondo Malbec Patagónico desde San Patricio del Chañar (Neuquén) de aromas a frutas rojas y ciruelas con toque especiado. En la boca se comporta vivo con buen equilibrio y baja astringencia. Cierra con cuerpo medio, tierno, y persistencia media.

Vitigni bestiali d’Italia. #winelovers

I like this. A fresher, and cheaper, style of Priorat, with a label reminiscent of the regions's llicorella soils.

Heinrich - Naked Orange NV vitedivino.com/2026/02/16/hei… via @ioannikios