Tastings
Lugana for all
Lugana is the Garda white wine that makes drinkability its atout. The slight aromaticity is due to the Turbiana (Trebbiano di Lugana) grape variety that is its soul. It has already happened to us several times to talk about Lugana,...
Sannio Vineyard
An area that occupies first place in the Campania wine sector and where Falanghina and Aglianico are the masters. Ten thousand hectares planted with vines, seven thousand nine hundred winemakers, about one hundred bottling companies for more than one million...
Focus on Salento
A press tour organized by the Consortium of Salice Salentino allowed us to become better acquainted with this land and learn more about the path laid out by the producers for its wines. From the Adriatic to the Ionian, from...
Mediterranean Rose
San Salvatore 1988 winery is offering a new rosé from Aglianico grapes this year, Il Bufalo Rosa, which is pleasant and centered in price. Peppino Pagano is one of Cilento’s most famous entrepreneurs, and since 1988 he has been producing...
Maison A. Bergère and the quest for softness
Young Champagne producer Adrien Bergère, the third generation (all named in A) to make wine in Champagne, has clear, scientific ideas about how to produce, with just a little homage to tradition. I met a young Champagne producer. 32 years...
In Puglia e Campania on the hunt for Falanghina
We return to Falanghina to expand our panorama and offer, alongside a classic from Benevento, one from Puglia, from Gioia del Colle. It seems that Falanghina is a grape variety of Greek (or Balkan) origin, and it is possible that...
The wine of the Castelli is better
This verse from a Roman stornello obviously speaks of the Castelli Romani and its wines, historically so appreciated. We offer two, from two wineries that are relatively modern (a few decades old) but are now classics. We are in two...
Do you know Cataratto?
Catarratto is an indigenous Sicilian grape variety, widespread mainly in the Central-Western part of the island. Put somewhat aside in past decades, it has returned in splendid form to give us fresh, fragrant wines. Catarratto accounts for one-third of Sicily’s total...
All Chardonnay
We are used to considering Chardonnay a grape variety for important (and expensive) wines, but in Italy there are many extremely pleasant and drinkable Chardonnays, such as Cavit’s Bottega Vinai and Castello di Roncade’s Bianco dell’Arnasa. Chardonnay represents, in the...
Which indigenous grape do you prefer?
We chose three white grape varieties from three different regions, each very symbolic (and important) for its region. One, like Albana di Romagna, with a great history behind it, another recently rediscovered, like Timorasso in the Colli Tortonesi, and finally...
Latinium between tradition and modernity
If we exclude the Cesanese lands, Lazio has always been known for white wines. We point out two, a classic Est! Est!!! Est!!!, from traditional blends, and an ancient wine, a Malvasia Puntinata, with a modern appellation: the Roma Doc....
Hurray for Grechetto!
This ancient grape is yielding excellent results in Umbria, with wines of interesting personality. We present Leonardo Bussoletti’s Colleozio and Terre de la Custodia’s Montefalco Grechetto. Known as early as the 15th century where it appears in official documents, belonging...
3 Barbera, 3 territories
Barbera, it is known, is one of the most widely grown red grape varieties in the Northwest and gives rise to wines that everyone loves, such as the three we present. Let’s play the “as if” game. As if Barbera...
Sauvignon or Pinot Grigio?
We know that there is no point in making juxtapositions; they are two excellent grape varieties that have found a second home in the lands of Friuli. We offer four of them, of excellent quality at a small price. We...
On the tabe a baeutiful bottle of Falanghina
This Campania grape variety offers light whites with delicately aromatic scents. We offer three of excellent quality and attractively priced. Falanghina is a white grape variety found mainly in Campania, very traditional in the areas of Campi Flegrei, Sannio Beneventano,...
Vigna Montosoli is born, the new cru of Canalicchio di Sopra
On a frosty, snowy winter day, the Ripaccioli brothers’ new Brunello di Montalcino, which comes from the dedicated vineyard on the hill of Montosoli, was presented. After passing through a copious snowfall, we finally reach Canalicchio di Sopra incredibly unharmed...
Nizza’s 20 years
Big event at the Lavazza Nuvola in Turin to celebrate the first 20 years of the Nizza Producers Association. The best Nizza now on the market. Determination and sharing a common project. This could be one of the definitions that bring...
Top 10 Dolcetto
A widespread grape variety and beloved Piedmont wine, Dolcetto continues to grow in the hearts of many consumers. Here is our ranking of the top 10. Native to Piedmont, where it is widespread, (and Liguria, where it takes the name...
Brunello di Montalcino Giovanni Neri
Recall the presentation of Casanova di Neri’s new cru: the 2018 Brunello Giovanni Neri dedicated to the winery’s founder. A strong gust of wind greets us at Casanova di Neri, the sky is clear and the few clouds rush quickly...
The modernity of Col di Lamo in Montalcino
Giovanna Neri’s winery focuses on a young, feminine and modern image and offers a very convincing wine style. Giovanna Neri, sparkling owner of Col di Lamo, is a lawyer who decided a few decades ago to devote herself to her...