Paolo Stecca

Copywriter - NameDesigner - Autore di “Valtellina. In alto i calici”

[Affordable Wino @Affordable_Wino]

hey winos /

ever had a rosé from the shores of Lake Garda?
Corvina-driven red blend / v. 2025 / 12% ABV /

give this an Arctic chill and enjoy poolside / Cheers!

[The Swirling Dervish @theswirlingderv]

2026 Giro d’Italia Stage 21: A Sprint Day in Rome, an Unusual White Wine from Lazio – The Swirling Dervish https://t.co/iuGUCeik2i

[Ioannis Argiris @ioannikios]

Bikicki – S/O 2022 https://t.co/0ZtWQ3wHFz via @ioannikios

[Chris Kissack @chriswinedoctor]

Read this week's Weekend Wine Report, featuring simply the best example of the Coteaux de Saumur appellation I have tasted in many years.
https://t.co/X6eLTyMyow
[free to read]
#nerleux #domeinedenerleux #saumur #coteauxdesaumur #lesloupsdores

[Affordable Wino @Affordable_Wino]

hey winos /

Gruet / New Mexico / celebrating 100 years on
being on Route 66, with Brut 66 / 70% Chardonnay /

30% Pinot Noir / this is my hometown / this is the
best bubblie I've had from Gruet: tight bubble thread /

no middle-palate too-sweet dosage intrusion /
like it a lot / make it year-round guys! / Cheers!

[Wine Blind Tasting @BlindTasters]

What a label. Soon, it will be impossible to become a person. Everyone to become Nietzsche's Last Man. Barrel fermented old-vine Malvasia from Toro. Some of the vines are pre-phylloxera. Creamy, good acidity & 👌 balanced, with notes of pear, quince, peach, vanilla, spice & anise

[Wine Blind Tasting @BlindTasters]

This is not my first time with this 2011 Blaufränkisch, and it won't be my last either. From the Pittnauers in Gols. In 2023, I wrote that it had the parameters of a Chinon and the spectrum of a Côte-Rôtie—and it still does.

[roberta gigli @robgia66]

Complessità estrema per un vitigno troppo snobbato🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂

[Wine Blind Tasting @BlindTasters]

Did you know? Cork usage declined after the fall of the Roman Empire, with many vintners using oil-soaked rags or wooden plugs. Wine corks only returned into widespread use in the 17th century, driven by English advances in glassmaking.

[Paolo Stecca @Winedetector]

Uno spumante a 1,79. È davvero tutto possibile.

[Affordable Wino @Affordable_Wino]

hey winos /

100% Valdiguié grape / Optik is a collaboration
between the Miller family and winemaker
Joey Tensley of Paso fame /

It's 13.6% abv but feels lighter on its feet /
bright acidity / red florals / lengthy orange
peel finish / I like this style a lot! Cheers!

[Affordable Wino @Affordable_Wino]

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!

[Affordable Wino @Affordable_Wino]

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!

[Affordable Wino @Affordable_Wino]

hey all /

Manicotti paired obviously.

[Ioannis Argiris @ioannikios]

L'Acino - Giramondo 2024 https://t.co/vvu4DXSE4d via @ioannikios

[Wine Blind Tasting @BlindTasters]

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'.

[roberta gigli @robgia66]

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

[Affordable Wino @Affordable_Wino]

hey all /

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

[Ioannis Argiris @ioannikios]

Thierry Germain - L'Insolite 2023 https://t.co/KEaKUGUlP4 via @ioannikios

[Wine Blind Tasting @BlindTasters]

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