Author: Daniele Cernilli

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Daniele Cernilli, aka DoctorWine, è un critico enologico di fama internazionale e direttore responsabile del web magazine DoctorWine e della Guida Essenziale ai Vini d’Italia. Giornalista e degustatore con oltre quarant’anni di esperienza, è stato cofondatore del Gambero Rosso e curatore della guida Vini d’Italia per 24 edizioni, direttore del GR Magazine e volto del GR Channel oltre che collaboratore di numerose testate. Attualmente è direttore responsabile anche della rivista L’Assaggiatore dell’Onav - Organizzazione Nazionale Assaggiatori Vino, conferenziere e docente ai corsi professionali di degustazione. Autore di diversi libri sul vino - Sulle tracce del Gallo Nero, in collaborazione con Paolo De Cristofaro (Giunti 2024), I racconti (e i consigli) di Doctor Wine (Einaudi, 2014), Vitigni del mondo in collaborazione con Dario Cappelloni (La Conchiglia 2012); Memorie di un assaggiatore di vino (Einaudi 2006) - dal 2014 realizza, in collaborazione con un selezionato team di degustatori e giornalisti, la Guida Essenziale ai Vini d’Italia prima con Mondadori e poi con MD Comunication. Degustatore ufficiale al Decanter World Wine Award (dal 2012 al 2020), membro della Wine Writers’ Hall of Fame di New York (2015) e in passato inserito da Decanter tra le 50 persone più influenti nel mondo del vino, dal 2019 è anche chairman di 5Stars – The Book di Vinitaly International.
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Michelin-starred wineries

Daniele Cernilli
by Daniele Cernilli0
The arrival of Michelin in the wine guide industry introduces a “starred” rating system applied to wineries and not to individual wines. A choice that opens up questions: how will wineries with large productions be evaluated? How will this method...
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Sassicaia: the complete vertical tasting

Daniele Cernilli
by Daniele Cernilli0
From 1968, the first vintage, to the latest currently on the market, 2022. Here are all the vintages ever produced of Tenuta San Guido’s Sassicaia, the progenitor of Bolgheri wines. The wine that marked a turning point in Tuscan and...
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Again origin or process: what really defines a wine’s identity?

Daniele Cernilli
by Daniele Cernilli0
The link between a wine and its origin is the foundation of its identity. The recognizability of a wine comes primarily from its terroir, soils, climate and grape varieties. That is why personal taste can never override the analysis of...
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Anachronistic Brunello. Daniele Cernilli reflects on criticism

Daniele Cernilli
by Daniele Cernilli0
A young critic calls Brunello di Montalcino wines from the southern area, from Sesta to Sant’Angelo in Colle, “anachronistic,” accusing them of being too alcoholic and full-bodied. But wine, like art, should be interpreted, not bent to the taste of...
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Caps, Heels and Miracles

Daniele Cernilli
by Daniele Cernilli0
This is the title of a booklet written by Maddalena Mazzeschi, a professional in the field of communication, public relations and marketing, which collects memories, anecdotes and stories from forty years of experience in this world. I know Maddalena Mazzeschi...
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Montevetrano has been acquired by Tenuta Ulisse

Daniele Cernilli
by Daniele Cernilli0
Campania’s historic Montevetrano winery has been acquired by Tenuta Ulisse. Silvia Imparato remains as guarantor of the iconic winery’s production quality. Abruzzo-based Tenuta Ulisse winery has acquired Montevetrano, one of Campania’s iconic wineries. Silvia Imparato, who created the winery in...
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Still on the trail of the Black Rooster

Daniele Cernilli
by Daniele Cernilli0
“On the Trails of the Black Rooster,” the book written on behalf of the Chianti Classico Consortium in collaboration with Paolo De Cristofaro, won the Bruno Lunelli “a wine book” literary prize. Forgive me some self-referentiality this time. Only because...