Welcome
“I have taken more good from alcohol than alcohol has taken from me.” – Winston Churchill
With Paul Draper, owner and winemaker at Ridge Vineyards. We’re at Lytton Springs, in the Dry Creek Valley of California.
Welcome to “Splendor in the Glass”, where I share my 25 years’ experience as a wine professional. To see what I’m currently reviewing, go to the “Weekly Tastings” section of my blog. There you’ll find what I call the “GBU” – the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – of current releases. Other links will take you to articles which have appeared the Herald-Sun Newspaper, the Independent Weekly, altweeklies.com, Durham Magazine, and other outlets. There are also links to audios of a weekly radio spot I did on NPR.
I spent many years as a professional classical clarinetist and am pleased to also share my music with you here; just click on Music. If you don’t want to be serenaded while you browse, simply lower the volume on your device.
Your feedback is most welcome, and I do hope you will write to me. I also hope you and your wine-loving friends will become regular visitors to Splendor in the Glass!
Cheers!
Arturo Ciompi
1982 – a young me looks over the 1964 Borgogno and Bersano Barolo Riservas in Torino, Italy. Cost? $5 each
Arturo Ciompi, independent wine professional
