My love of Italian wine is rooted somewhere close to my love for breathing. Lately, I had been sticking with old favorites when choosing Italian wines and perhaps I was even beginning to be stuck in a rut.

Suddenly, along comes JOANIE KARAPETIAN with a comment on one of my blog posts and I immediately knew she was for real. I went to her blog ITALIAN WINE GEEK and after reading for 30+ minutes my passion for interesting and esoteric Italian wines had been re-ignited by this talented young woman, who truly gets it.

Joanie, like many of us in the Italian wine world is highly educated, driven to eat and drink by some immovable spirit, and has a sense of humor that marries well to her passion for all things Italia. Joanie works for a really super importer and is based in Southern California

Please check out her blog if you are into Italian Wine, and I think the only question I have for this Italian Wine Geek is:

Does Joanie indeed love Ciacci?