Author: Daniele Cernilli

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Direttore responsabile di DoctorWine nonché il direttore-curatore della Guida Essenziale ai Vini d'Italia by DoctorWine, Daniele Cernilli è un critico enologico di fama internazionale. Nel 2011 ha creato il web magazine DoctorWine dove mette a frutto la sua quarantennale esperienza. Giornalista e critico di vini (è stato cofondatore del Gambero Rosso nel 1986, curatore della guida Vini d’Italia per 24 edizioni, direttore del magazine Gambero Rosso, personaggio televisivo alla guida del Gambero Rosso Channel oltre che collaboratore di diverse testate nazionali specializzate e non, e attualmente è direttore responsabile anche della rivista L’Assaggiatore dell’Onav - Organizzazione Nazionale Assaggiatori Vino), conferenziere e docente ai corsi professionali di degustazione e analisi sensoriale, scrittore (è autore del libro I racconti (e i consigli) di Doctor Wine - Einaudi 2014; Vitigni del mondo - La Conchiglia 2012 - in collaborazione con Dario Cappelloni; Memorie di un assaggiatore di vino - Einaudi 2006). Dal 2014, in collaborazione con un selezionato staff di degustatori e giornalisti, ha pubblicato con Mondadori le prime due edizioni della Guida Essenziale ai Vini d’Italia 2015 e 2016 e con MD Comunication le edizioni successive della Guida Essenziale ai Vini d’Italia. Dal 2012 è degustatore ufficiale al concorso Decanter Wine World Award (DWWA). Nel 2015 è stato selezionato per far parte del Wine Writers’ Hall of Fame della Wine Media Guild di New York e in passato è stato incluso nella classifica della rivista inglese Decanter tra le 50 persone più influenti nel mondo del vino (2007-2008-2009). Dal 2019 è chairman di 5stars - The Book di Vinitaly International.

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The service temperatures

Daniele Cernilli6 November 202314 December 2023

by Daniele Cernilli6 November 202314 December 20230

Knowing the right serving temperature for a wine is not just a matter of "looking good." Temperature influences how the organoleptic characteristics of that particular wine are perceived. That of wine serving temperatures is a topic, in my opinion, that...

10 top Chianti Classico 2021

Daniele Cernilli31 October 202314 December 2023

by Daniele Cernilli31 October 202314 December 20230

It is thanks to the numerous tastings carried out for the Essential Guide to the Wines of Italy 2024 at the Chianti Classico Consortium-Black Rooster that we can present our ranking of the best 10 Chianti Classico 2021. I would...

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Classic or Charmat?

Daniele Cernilli23 October 202314 December 2023

by Daniele Cernilli23 October 202314 December 20230

These two methods of sparkling wine making are not to be considered one better than the other in an absolute sense, but to be considered in relation to the type of sparkling wine to be tasted. During a splendid seminar...

The time capsule from Ca’ del Bosco

Daniele Cernilli20 October 202314 December 2023

by Daniele Cernilli20 October 202314 December 20230

Franciacorta winery Ca' del Bosco presented a Special Reserve of its iconic Franciacorta Annamaria Clementi: vintage 1980, among the greatest tastings ever. In 1980, more than 80 liters of wine per capita was drunk in Italy, roughly twice as much...

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Those who … amatriciana.

Daniele Cernilli9 October 202314 December 2023

by Daniele Cernilli9 October 202314 December 20230

A pasta dish that is considered typical of Roman cuisine but actually has Abruzzese-Latium origins, in the town of Amatrice, from which it brings two key ingredients: guanciale and pecorino cheese. Amatrice is, but perhaps unfortunately after a terrible earthquake...

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The Trojan Horse

Daniele Cernilli2 October 202314 December 2023

by Daniele Cernilli2 October 202314 December 20230

Apparently, dealcoholic "wine" travels a parallel road to traditional wine. But are we sure that tomorrow the beverage giants-the only ones who can afford the expensive process of dealcolare wine-won't try to supplant our beloved wine? A Dec. 2, 2021,...

Wines and ratings

Daniele Cernilli12 September 202314 December 2023

by Daniele Cernilli12 September 202314 December 20230

Assigning ratings to wines is the most concise way to state their quality but in our Essential Guide to Italian Wine we go beyond this: we describe the wines we evaluate, we say what grapes and aging method were used...

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On the trail of the Black Rooster

Daniele Cernilli4 September 202314 December 2023

by Daniele Cernilli4 September 202314 December 20230

The Chianti Classico Wine Consortium was founded in 1924, making it a century old next year. For the centennial celebrations, among other things, a book on its history is planned to be published, which I devoted myself to as soon...

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Remembering Mario Schioppetto

Daniele Cernilli28 August 202314 December 2023

by Daniele Cernilli28 August 202314 December 20230

An important figure, a leading figure in Friulian viticulture, a pioneer of modern white wine in the region, who in one of the first meetings with Daniele Cernilli showed all his character. Today only those in their 50s and up...

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Silvano Formigli, a great profesional

Daniele Cernilli21 August 202315 December 2023

by Daniele Cernilli21 August 202315 December 20230

From the beginning, great preparation, passion and enthusiasm were the basis of Silvano Formigli’s work and when he decided to retire it, perhaps, marked the end of an era of great passion related to the world of wine. It has...

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Let’s talk about Pinot Grigio

Daniele Cernilli7 August 202315 December 2023

by Daniele Cernilli7 August 202315 December 20230

The geographic origin of this grape is not very clear, however, its ampelographic origin is that of a genetic mutation of Pinot Noir. It is now considered to be an Italian variety thanks to the global success of Pinot Grigio...

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Angelo, le roi Gaja

Daniele Cernilli31 July 202315 December 2023

by Daniele Cernilli31 July 202315 December 20230

That’s him, Angelo Gaja, the now over-80 producer known worldwide as the father of Barbaresco and an icon of quality Italian wine. A charismatic and highly intelligent man, he is considered an ambassador of made-in-Italy wine in the world. In...

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Remembering Giacomo Tachis

Daniele Cernilli24 July 202315 December 2023

by Daniele Cernilli24 July 202315 December 20230

If Tachis is considered to be the father of modern Italian winemaking it is because his ideas contributed to triggering an authentic productive revolution which led to a winemaking renaissance in Italy. Talking about Giacomo Tachis is very difficult from...

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Food and wine

Daniele Cernilli17 July 202315 December 2023

by Daniele Cernilli17 July 202315 December 20230

No one has a magic wand to determine the proper “tastes” for food and wine pairing. There are many factors to take into consideration: cooking methods, winemaking styles, experience and tradition, which are all elements involved but are not written...

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Unintentional fusion

Daniele Cernilli26 June 202315 December 2023

by Daniele Cernilli26 June 202315 December 20230

Cuisines today, Italian as well as the others, are commixtures that are the result of centuries of travels and trade. And even those recipes that are apparently more traditional are the product of a combination of international ingredients, and this...

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Neglected wines

Daniele Cernilli19 June 202315 December 2023

by Daniele Cernilli19 June 202315 December 20230

Wine does not make itself and those who say it does (and believe it) do not take into account that wine is not made by nature alone but involves human intervention. Pressing grapes and letting the juice ferment by itself...

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Wines and ratings

Daniele Cernilli12 June 202315 December 2023

by Daniele Cernilli12 June 202315 December 20230

Assigning ratings to wines is the most concise way to state their quality but in our Essential Guide to Italian Wine we go beyond this: we describe the wines we evaluate, we say what grapes and aging method were used...

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Marco Oreggia, one of us

Daniele Cernilli5 June 202315 December 2023

by Daniele Cernilli5 June 202315 December 20230

Marco Oreggia is probably the most skilled and famous extra-virgin olive oil critic in the world and with his Flos Olei project he has created an unmatched informational initiative for quality EVOO. I have known Marco Oreggia since the latter half of the 1980s...

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Romagna nostra

Daniele Cernilli29 May 202315 December 2023

by Daniele Cernilli29 May 202315 December 20230

We have all seen the images of the flooding that recently devastated the region of Romagna and which words cannot describe. We hope our friends in Romagna will pull through this as soon as possible with the strength, courage and...

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The varietal name on the label

Daniele Cernilli22 May 202315 December 2023

by Daniele Cernilli22 May 202315 December 20230

According to European Union law, to place the name of a varietal on a wine label it is sufficient that the wine be at least 85% made with that grape. The rest can be composed of varieties permitted by the...

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Wine guides 36 years later

Daniele Cernilli8 May 202315 December 2023

by Daniele Cernilli8 May 202315 December 20230

Some are of the opinion that wine guides are, by now, useless, while others buy them year after year and don’t know what they would do without them. Like all things in the fragmented world, these guides are a niche...

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Is blending the future

Daniele Cernilli24 April 202315 December 2023

by Daniele Cernilli24 April 202315 December 20230

Every so often we hear people speak about this and it’s always authoritative producers who do so. A return to the practices of blending wines would appear to be a reasonable response, even if partial, to a problem as great...

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From your agent at Vinality

Daniele Cernilli17 April 202315 December 2023

by Daniele Cernilli17 April 202315 December 20230

Some memorable tastings done around the fair with Sicilian enologist Tonino Guzzo. Maybe it’s because some people may be beginning to think that I’m getting “too old and tired”, but the fact is that this year at the DoctorWine stand...

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The year of the three fairs

Daniele Cernilli3 April 202315 December 2023

by Daniele Cernilli3 April 202315 December 20230

The three fairs in question are Vinexpo, Prowein and Vinitaly, the three European trade fairs dedicated to wine that, following month after month, have been highlighting 2023. The question does arise, however, of how useful they can be being so...

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The legendary Vigna

Daniele Cernilli27 March 202315 December 2023

by Daniele Cernilli27 March 202315 December 20230

Luciano Lombardi, AKA Vignadelmar, Vigna for short, is an historic “host” with an enormous passion for restaurants and wine, which are his bread and butter. The title is a reference to how Lucio Dalla once defined Renato Villa, the Bologna...

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In praise of Ribolla

Daniele Cernilli13 March 202315 December 2023

by Daniele Cernilli13 March 202315 December 20230

Ribolla Gialla is an extraordinary varietal, very eclectic, which makes many excellent wines. Unfortunately, we have seen the appearance of many other wines that seem to trivialize this great grape. The latest news on the fate of Ribolla Gialla is...

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How bright is the Sassicaia star?

Daniele Cernilli6 March 202315 December 2023

by Daniele Cernilli6 March 202315 December 20230

Sassicaia is not only a formidable wine but it is also a trailblazer for all quality Italian wines the world over. This should be clear to everyone, especially those who insist on arguing that it is an overrated wine. My...

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Piedmont producer and wine giudes

Daniele Cernilli27 February 202315 December 2023

by Daniele Cernilli27 February 202315 December 20230

Do Italian critics not like Piedmont wine? Not exactly, it’s only that, for various reasons, many of the region’s wines are not properly reviewed. There has recently been a little brouhaha over a ranking of the 100 best Italian red wines...

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Consumerist society and defectives wines

Daniele Cernilli20 February 202315 December 2023

by Daniele Cernilli20 February 202315 December 20230

What is the attraction of defective wines, which are considered to be authentic, compared to technically well-made wines that are seen as the antithesis of rural culture? During a recent press tour, I noticed how some of my younger colleagues paid exaggerated...

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The importance of learning

Daniele Cernilli6 February 202315 December 2023

by Daniele Cernilli6 February 202315 December 20230

Wine appreciation courses not only teach you how to taste wine but also, and above all, to understand such a multifaceted world and how to learn to be an informed consumer. I took my first wine appreciation course at the...