Wines for Every Pocket
“Wines for Every Pocket” are DoctorWine’s best buys, as the Americans would say. The maximum price limit taken into consideration is 18 euros in wine shops.
There is rosé and rosé
Of rosé wines, or rosé or for some simply pink, Italy is rich. We can say that each region has its own, almost always with its native grape varieties. We propose 4 of them, from different areas. As is well...
Montepulciano and Tintilia: great Adriatic reds
Both of these wines, Montepulciano d’Abruzzo and Tintilia del Molise, deserve to be tasted to appreciate the extraordinary wine variety that Italy has to offer. Until 1963 Abruzzo and Molise was a single region, as established by the Constitution, then...
Friulian sauvignons to uncork
We often talk about Sauvignon, this aromatic white that is much loved around the world. We offer three affordable Sauvignons from Friuli (one from Collio and two from Colli Orientali), all of which are worth uncorking. Just recently, following one...
Scent of Sicily
Aromatic or semi-aromatic grape varieties are always popular, because in a wine fragrance is important. Today we are talking about Malvasia and Grillo, two grape varieties that are both fragrant. Italy is full of Malvasias, there are really many varieties,...
A for Aglianico
A grape that can offer wines rich in body and tannin, which in the hands of skilled producers can restore structure but also a certain agility. Bunch of Aglianico La vitis hellenica, hence the current name Aglianico, was introduced by...
Pecorino, for those who like intense aromas and a strong taste
We dedicate today’s installment of this column of wines for every pockets to Pecorino wine. Its characteristics are able to please many palates. Let’s go back to talking about Pecorino (obviously the wine, not the cheese) since this wine is...
Lambrusco Reggiano, the sparkling wine that enchants
A wine associated with conviviality, Lambrusco Reggiano is fresh, lively and light, with a slight acidity that makes it very thirst quenching and perfect to accompany a wide range of dishes. Lambrusco is one of the iconic wines of Emilia-Romagna....
The rustic charm of Cesanese
If every region has its own grape variety, we can say that the red grape of Lazio is Cesanese, grown mainly southeast of Rome, in Ciociaria. What emerges is a wine with rustic charm. Between Rome and Frosinone, there where...
The magnificent 4 of convenience
Let’s deepen our knowledge with the 4 wines that ranked at the top of the list of wines with the best value for money. If you wonder why precisely four and not, as is usually done, the podium and that...
Cantine Pliniana gets a makeover
Sixty years after its founding, the historic cooperative winery Pliniana, on the outskirts of Manduria, celebrated its birthday with a restyling of the company’s vision and the renewal of its graphics, which are more modern and appealing. “Wines full of...
Blend or single-vineyard?
Let’s talk about native white grape varieties and present two great wines, the first made from a blend of several varieties and the second from a single grape variety. Which one do you prefer? It is never easy to choose...
Basilicata, land of white wines?
It is well known that when people talk about Basilicata they immediately think of Aglianico del Vulture. But Vulture is a cool land, which also suits white grapes very well, although they are in the minority. Try it to believe....
Two simple and pleasant Soave
Soave is one of Italy’s historic white wines, which has been making a comeback in recent years. We have chosen two that cost the public less than 10 euros. Recognized as “typical wine” as early as 1931, Soave is much...
Sicilian whites fly
Sicilian white wines are proving more and more popular with consumers, primarily Grillo, but Catarratto is no less in pleasantness and freshness. We offer CVA Canicattì's Grillo Fileno and Rapitalà's Catarratto Vigna Casalj. With 95,760 hectares of vines under cultivation,...
In the world of Barbera
Barbera is a wine with easy-drinking characteristics (easy, not trivial), a wine that everyone likes and can agree on. Here are four to try to start entering the world of Barbera. If “wine is the poetry of the earth,” as...
4 Prosecco Superiore to drink with joy
We could say that any time is a good time to drink a Prosecco. As an aperitif or to accompany a light meal, we offer 4 Prosecco Superiore of excellent quality. Your choice. Are you among those who celebrate April...
The redemption of Pecorino
Like many native Italian grape varieties, it has risked extinction to now find its revenge between the province of Ascoli Piceno and Abruzzo. We point out two from Abruzzo with excellent value for money: Barba and Citra. In the mid-nineteenth...
New wine at home PuntoZero in the Colli Berici
The new wine in PuntoZero's home in the Berici Hills, Marcella, a classic blend from the Colli Berici: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Tai rosso, was born. A warm and powerful wine that is reasonably priced. At home PuntoZero Marcella was born....
Oltrepò white and allochthonous
Alongside sparkling wines (white or rosé) and still wines (usually red) in Oltrepò we also find excellent white wines, and we highlight two truly enjoyable ones from international grapes. When we talk about Oltrepò Pavese we inevitably think of the...
Two historic Latium whites
That the Est! Est!!! Est!!! di Montefiascone and Frascati are two historic Lazio whites is proven by numerous historical records. That they can be found of good quality and "for all budgets" is evidenced by our tastings. Latium’s winemaking tradition,...
Cannonau di Sardegna for all
Cannonau is an extremely versatile grape variety from which very different wines are made. We offer two of them in youthful and fresh versions. Due to its survival skills in arid and stony climates and its productivity, the grape Cannonau,...
Negroamaro in pink
In the tradition of Apulian rosés, Negroamaro plays the leading role. Vinified in rose gives a fine, fruity and very lively wine with a delicate aroma. Eighty percent of Puglia’s reds and rosés see a significant percentage of Negroamaro in...
Around Italy… Sauvignon
In every glass, Sauvignon offers a compelling taste experience, inviting wine lovers to explore the richness and diversity of its expressions in different regions of the country. As every wine lover knows, the Sauvignon is a grape variety that produces...
The Roero Arneis of Cornarea and Mario Costa
A white grape that has been identified with Roero for centuries: the Arneis. Slightly aromatic, pleasant, very drinkable wines, among which we propose those of Cornarea and Mario Costa. Ad un appassionato di vino è praticamente inutile dire che il...
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,...
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...
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...