San Carlo Tastings

05/30/2025

Last month I took a family trip to my beloved Italia. It’s taken me a while to gather the energy and reflect on what I’d like to share, for many reasons as well as reluctance. The vacation was to celebrate my father’s 80th birthday and we began the journey in rustic (although not so rough these days) to the ancestral home of my Nonna’s side of the family, Puglia. We visited cousins there who o hadn’t seen in many years which made my Babbo very joyful! So much eating and drinking I will never forget!

05/16/2025

05/11/2025

Happy Mother’s Day to this beautiful and totally cool lady in heaven. Not a day goes by when I don’t miss our chats and giggles.

01/02/2025

What a great year of food, family, friends and wine, of course! Five wine tasting events, adventures in Italy and Spain, Palm Springs and times at home in Los Angeles made 2024 a memorable year. The year ahead has many adventures and fun times with family and friends around a few bottles of wine and I look forward to sharing it with everyone! Happy 2025!

11/28/2024

On Thanksgiving I traditionally give it an Italian touch by adding pasta. Every holiday with my grandparents included pasta before the turkey and as a sometimes adult I have continued this tradition. One is beef and pork. The other is artichokes with bechamel, mozzarella and parmigiano reggiano cheeses. No wine yet as it’s still morning. Happy Thanksgiving!

10/05/2024

We had a very engaging intimate group of wine lovers, so interested to learn what the South of Italy has to offer. It was a spectacular day and wine tasting. Stay tuned for upcoming ones later this fall!

09/28/2024

Pink wine kicks off tomorrow’s all tasting here in L.A. This pretty one comes from Abruzzo and is 💯 Montepulciano d’Abruzzo. Link to this special event in bio.

09/27/2024

Loves seeing Madama Butterfly at last night with my honey . Dorothy Chandler pavilion takes one back in time with that green carpet and this brilliant chandelier! No comment on the wine I had though. Go support the opera even if you’re not a big fan!

09/25/2024

I visited early this summer so of course I need to pour participants in this Sunday’s Southern Italian wine pop up tasting. Falanghina was introduced to me long ago on the first of many trips to Roma and I continue to try different offerings when I get to wine bars and restaurants globally. This wine tasting and learning afternoon will be intimate and delicious. I’m always appreciative of the positive feedback I receive from guests and thankful for their engagement. There are still a few spaces available for this Sunday so go to the link in bio and reserve now!

09/23/2024

A week from today I will be hosting a guided wine tasting of four offerings from Italy’s passionate, beautiful and sexy south! Join me and other wine lovers and enjoy four wines, like this one, a Primitivo from Puglia, the southeastern region of the peninsula. The location in the Silverlake neighborhood of Los Angeles is a private hillside home built in the 1920s. We will have antipasti as well, as we sip and learn about these wines and the regions where they are made.

09/22/2024

Next Sunday I am hosting a wine tasting pop up at a historic home in the Silverlake neighborhood of Los Angeles. Everyone needs to learn more about wine from Italy’s South, specifically Abruzzo, Campania and Puglia. The beauty and diversity of its landscape, food, of course wine and moreover the resolve of the people make it somewhere everyone must dream to or actually visit!
Join us and reserve your spot on Eventbrite. Link in bio. DM me for any questions.

09/19/2024

Here are the wines I will be pouring and talking about at our next wine tasting on Sunday the 29th. Can’t wait for that day! Interested in learning about Italy’s south and its millennia old winemaking history? Just want to make your Sunday more fun? Please join me and the growing group of participants. Link in bio.