Neil Duarte began his exposure to wine and food as one of life's greatest pleasures many years ago in his native New Orleans. Though members of his family made their living from the food and wine industry, he left and followed a course that led him to Texas and management of a number of companies in the energy and electronics businesses. Through the guidance and superb cooking of his long-suffering wife and photographer, Terry, his focus changed from French wines and cuisine to those of Italy. Now retired from corporate America, he has spent the last eight years concentrating on the wines and food in Italy. His emphasis has been on finding new, reasonably priced wines or smaller wineries whose wines are not well know in the USA and the foods that go best with these wines
Neil welcomes any comments on his articles and can be reached at nduarte65@yahoo.com.
Online now:
- Superb Italian Wines – From Texas
- Centanni – Vini di Famiglia
- Castello Fageto – Four Generations of Quality
- La Fontursia – Love for Land, Passion for Wine
- Sartarelli – A Verdicchio Winery to Remember
- Boccadigabbia – A Unique Family Winery
- Umani Ronchi – More Than Just Verdicchio
- More Excellent Chianti
- Tasting the Wines of La Porta Di Vertine
- Frank Cornelissen – Etna's Individualist
- The Wines of the Queen of County Road 68
- COS: Not your traditional winery
- Planeta: Quality, Variety and Innovation
- You Don't Always Need the Wine List
- A New Star Rises in the East (Part of Chianti)
- A Promise of Excellence
- Cantina del Redi – Great Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
- The Best Aglianico You Never Heard Of
- Wine Ice Cream . . . Really!
- My Favorite Pinot Grigio
- A Fortuitous Choice — A Visit to the Zunino Winery
- Vietti Winery — A Family Jewel
- Germano Ettore: Innovation and Tradition in Barolo Country
- Maison Anselmet: A Great Small Winery
- Great Wine and Food in the Italian Alps
- A Super Tuscan Made in…Texas?
- A White Wine and Winery Worth Noting
- The Good Wines (and Food!) of Northeast Italy
- An appetizer from heaven
- Umbria - A Wine and Food Jewel
- Piedmont - A Wine Lover's Paradise
