Staying safe, staying healthy: Covid-19 update at Scarpa.
Above: The new tasting room and event space was opened last fall at Scarpa. Today, it remains empty. Here atContinue Reading
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Scarpa launches new “unfiltered” Vermouth (non filtrato)
Above, from left: The current line of Scarpa Vermouth di Torino, including classic white, classic red, and the newly releasedContinue Reading
Scarpa at Nobie’s, one of Houston’s cutting-edge Italians
There’s an expression in Italy. No wine without food, no food without wine. That’s because in Italy, wine is consideredContinue Reading
Kerin O’Keefe (Wine Enthusiast): 91 points for 2013 Barbaresco Tettineive
Scarpa 2013 Barbaresco Tettineive91 points Dark-skinned berry, menthol, new leather and a whiff of pipe tobacco lead the nose. ElegantlyContinue Reading
Kerin O’Keefe (Wine Enthusiast): 90 points for 2013 Barolo Tettimorra
Scarpa 2013 Barolo Tettimorra90 points Aromas of French oak, camphor and star anise mingle with whiffs of pressed rose andContinue Reading
Leading Texas wine writer Katrina Rene includes Scarpa among her “top wines” for 2019.
“I loved so many of the wines from the Scarpa portfolio,” writes Houston-based wine writer Katrina Rene on her popularContinue Reading
Kerin O’Keefe (Wine Enthusiast): 92 points for 2015 Barbaresco Tettineive
Scarpa 2015 Barbaresco Tettineive92 points This opens with enticing aromas of red berry, leather and underbrush. The structured, elegant palateContinue Reading
How do you explain what a “tailgate party” is to an Italian?
Something that never occurred to me happened yesterday. An epistemological conundrum of great import, no less. I found myself askingContinue Reading
Breaking the rules? Barbera and seafood can be a match made in heaven.
It’s one of the oldest taboos of historic gastronomy: Never serve red wine with fish. No one knows for certainContinue Reading
Rouchet (Ruché) vertical tasting notes
The following are tasting notes by Australian Burgundy lover and intrepid wine traveler Greg Love, who recently visited Scarpa andContinue Reading
