I’M NOT sure if it should be considered the last grape crush of 2011 or the first of 2012. But on a chilly, late January afternoon, at the Artifex custom crush facility in Walla Walla, several ...

We review the silky smooth and sweet Patroferno Appassimento Puglia Primitivo from Trader Joe's. Primitivo from Puglia, Italy. It is made in the appassimento method using dried grapes. The Patroferno ...

Another nice find at Trader Joe's for just $6.99, the Campi Rudi Appassimento Rosso Puglia IGT Passito. A blend of Negroamaro ...

You will see the word appassimento writ large on an increasing number of wine labels. It refers to wines made from grapes that have been dried for an extended period before being pressed and the juice ...

The Foreign Affair Winery was founded nearly two decades ago by husband-and-wife team Len and Marisa Crispino. They had been living as expats in Italy, and fell in love with Amarone wines from the ...