Exploring wine tasting events

Lately I've been getting more into wine tasting and learning about wine. It's been fascinating understanding where wine comes from, how it's made and all the different characteristics of wine. 

I decided to do a WSET course which has really helped my understanding and appreciation of wine. As part of the course we tasted 40 or so wines each time trying to understand what the key characteristics of the wine were, which grapes it was made with, what impact the climate and growing conditions had.

To keep my interest going I've been attending virtual wine tasting events. There are a load of them listed on GetTasting.com. The site makes it really easy to search for a tasting that is at a suitable time, or on a topic that I'm interested in. 

Get Tasting also lists course and there are a few interesting online wine courses and on demand courses which are great for increasing knowledge of wine.

It's worth checking out if you've not already seen it at GetTasting.com

Back to the Amalfi coast

So, given that the weather over here has been so lousy Lou and I decided to head over to Italy for a week. Gorgeous weather(high 30's), great food, great scenery and lots of relaxation. We stayed in a town called Vico Equense which is about 10minutes by boat from Sorrento on the Amalfi coast/Neopolitan Riviera. I was in this same area a couple of years back in a similar sized village about 45 minutes from this one. Our days were mostly filled with sitting on the beach, which was right out the front of the hotel. A couple of days we did some sight seeing, one day in Sorrento and one day in Capri. And as was the case last time the American tourists provided the entertainment with their amusing commentaries. The area we stayed in seemed to have mostly Italians with a few German families.

Here are the highlights: