Jameson Fink interviews Gaetana Jacono of Valle dell’Acate in Sicily who is straddling the traditional and the modern.
Jameson Fink
Jameson Fink
Jameson Fink has been working in the wine industry and blogging about wine since 2004. Saveur Magazine nominated his site, jamesonfink.com, for a 2013 Best Food Blog Award in the Wine/Beer Category. He is a tireless advocate for year-round rosé consumption and enjoys a glass of Champagne alongside a bowl of popcorn. He has visited vineyards and wineries in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Greece. (Also California, Washington, Oregon, New York, and Virginia.) He likes t-shirts and jeans with Grape Collective wine. He has ten years of experience in the retail wine business. He has worked in restaurants and bakeries in Flagstaff and Chicago. His decade in Seattle was spent entirely on Capitol Hill. Find out 17 Things he’ll Miss About Seattle. He is also fond of beer and cider. Ooh, and cocktails. (Get a recipe for a drink that has a float of red wine on top.) He will dazzle or dismay you with an overabundance of parenthetical asides and exclamation points. He would rather be drinking Champagne. He loves v-neck sweaters, though recently he has leaned more crew neck. He is happy that you read all of these, and hope you’ll visit often.
January 13, 2015Michele Faro of Mt. Etna winery Pietradolce interviewed by Jameson Fink.
The Fazio family has been making wine in Sicily for four generations. Their winery is located in the town of Erice in the northwestern area of the province of Trapani in Sicily.
November 26, 2014It was fascinating to speak with Francesca Planeta about the important role Chardonnay played in the development of her family's business, particularly from a marketing perspective.
November 11, 2014As an anxiety-ridden person, naturally I have developed fears — some realized, some semi-imagined — over attending wine tastings.
November 10, 2014Jameson Fink interviews Josè Rallo of Donnafugata, who talks about her family winery located in the center of the western part of Sicily, Contessa Entellina, where wines have been sold since the time of the Romans.
October 15, 2014Get to know the story behind the words and images that make up the book, "The Essence of Wine".
October 15, 2014Travel "On The Wine Trail in Italy" with Alfonso Cevola, with a couple stops stateside in California and Texas. Insights on the culture and tradition of wine served up with wit and wisdom in this interview.
October 12, 2014An interview with Evan Goldstein, Master Sommelier and author of "Wines of South America: The Essential Guide".
October 08, 2014Dezel Quillen of My Vine Spot enjoys listening to everthing from the tranquil sounds of birds to the roiling power of heavy metal guitars. And both with a glass of wine in hand.
