My Wine Century

Aglianico, the name of this red wine variety which is now at home in Southern Italy, is believed to be derived from Ellenico, the Italian word for Greek. This gives us a clue that the wine may have been introduced by the Greeks who settled in Southern Italy a couple of millennia ago.

This elegant Italian white wine grape variety is creating a buzz in Australia. I regard it as being among the top four new white varieties in Australia. The other three? I say that Fiano, Savagnin and Vermentino also have a great future here.