Author: Vignadelmar

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Luciano Lombardi, alias Vignadelmar, ex titolare di una rinomata trattoria wine bar a Monopoli, ha proseguito la carriera nella ristorazione ed è assaggiatore appassionato e passionale. Ama in particolare i vini di Gaja, che definisce "il Giove Tonante dell’enologia italiana" e i Verdicchio. La sua lunga esperienza negli assaggi, unita alla passione per la buona cucina, lo rende una figura nota nel panorama enogastronomico.

Tastings Territories and wines

Uva Greca Puntinata and the GRASPO

Vignadelmar22 October 202523 October 2025

by Vignadelmar22 October 202523 October 20250

Further “rescue” of an indigenous grape, this time from Lazio, by GRASPO‘s technicians, who have been studying it for years: it is the Uva Greca Puntinata, which has nothing in common with the Greco grape, but is a variety in...

Tastings Territories and wines

In the Lands of Grechetto

Vignadelmar7 October 20257 October 2025

by Vignadelmar7 October 20257 October 20250

Last July, the interesting food and wine festival “In the Lands of Grechetto” 22nd edition was held in Civitella d’Agliano: July 25, 26 and 27, 2025. The beautiful country where the si sounds is also the Country of Autochthonous Grapes,...

Gourmet Where to eat

Ristòria Pepe Nero on Lake Bolsena

Vignadelmar10 September 202510 September 2025

by Vignadelmar10 September 202510 September 20250

In July, after more than two decades of friendship, Vignadelmar was finally able to go and try Salvo Cravero’s cuisine at his new location: the Ristòria Pepe Nero, on Lake Bolsena. Yes, I know, it is strange: to have known...

Gourmet Where to eat

Fine dining crisis doesn’t touch Ineo restaurant in Rome

Vignadelmar3 September 202528 August 2025

by Vignadelmar3 September 202528 August 20250

More than two years after our previous visit, the Ineo restaurant at the Anantara Hotel Roma Palazzo Naiadi does not betray the enthusiastic judgment of the first time. So much of so-called fine dining is made up of rituals, often...

Tastings Vertical Tasting

Il Vassallo, historical vertical at Colle Picchioni

Vignadelmar29 August 202525 August 2025

by Vignadelmar29 August 202525 August 20250

A beautiful event featured a historical vertical of eight vintages of Vigna del Vassallo or Vassallo Colle Picchioni, from 1987 to 2021, chosen by Valerio Di Mauro. Luciano Lombardi tells us about it. There are events that you have immediately...

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A day at San Lorenzo Wines

Vignadelmar5 August 20257 August 2025

by Vignadelmar5 August 20257 August 20250

Abruzzo-based San Lorenzo Vini organized an interesting meeting at its headquarters to take stock of production, let us taste some old vintages of Pecorino Superiore and cheer us up with a wonderful talk by anthropologist Ernesto Di Renzo. Luciano Lombardi...

Tastings Territories and wines

Abbey Wines

Vignadelmar1 August 202531 July 2025

by Vignadelmar1 August 202531 July 20250

Last June, at the beautiful Fossanova Abbey in the province of Latina, Luciano Lombardi “Vignadelmar” participated for us in the annual edition of Vini d’Abbazia. Wines of Abbey is a beautiful event, which has the idea of networking producers and...

Gourmet Where to eat

Il Poggio Rosso of Borgo San Felice

Vignadelmar9 July 20259 July 2025

by Vignadelmar9 July 20259 July 20250

A fine-dining gourmet restaurant in Castelnuovo Berardenga, Il Poggio Rosso has just passed from the culinary hands of Colombian-born executive chef Juan Camilo Quintero to those of Greek Stelios Sakalis, again under the aegis of Enrico Bartolini. We are inside...

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Font’Artana, Restaurant in Abruzzo

Vignadelmar2 July 20252 July 2025

by Vignadelmar2 July 20252 July 20250

For those who love Abruzzo cuisine, eating it locally is a plus: Font’Artana is a restaurant in Picciano, in the province of Pescara, and its dishes are well presented, genuine and flavorful, really good. Kudos to the Di Giovacchino family....

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Trattoria del Cimino da Colombo since 1895

Vignadelmar25 June 202518 June 2025

by Vignadelmar25 June 202518 June 20250

In the province of Viterbo, in Caprarola, the same family has run Trattoria del Cimino for four generations. The arrival of Samuele Calistri, the younger and already famous sommelier, has given further impetus to a business that absolutely must be...

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Mistral Restaurant of the Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni (Bellagio)

Vignadelmar11 June 202511 June 2025

by Vignadelmar11 June 202511 June 20250

A short but pleasant stay on Lake Como allowed us to get in touch with executive chef Ettore Bocchia, a great professional who has been at the helm of Villa Serbelloni’s catering for more than 30 years, primarily the Mistral...

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La Valle Restaurant in Fidenza

Vignadelmar28 May 202522 May 2025

by Vignadelmar28 May 202522 May 20250

A successful, elegant, modern restaurant with an excellent wine list (mark-ups not quite in hand) and cuisine to match. La Valle is a classic and successful example of fine dining. With Irina, my partner, we travel as much as possible....

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La Bocca di Roma Restaurant

Vignadelmar21 May 202514 May 2025

by Vignadelmar21 May 202514 May 20250

Seafood cuisine for this Roman restaurant in the Prati district just a stone’s throw from Castel Sant’Angelo. La Bocca di Roma is the realm of chef Emanuele Federici. On a classic, sweet spring evening, we went to try this restaurant,...

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Il Cortile at the Hotel Romeo in Rome

Vignadelmar23 April 202530 April 2025

by Vignadelmar23 April 202530 April 20250

Under the supervision of the great Alain Ducasse, the luxurious Alain Ducasse Restaurant was born in Rome with the less demanding Il Cortile Food Court attached. Luciano Lombardi tells us about it. In Rome, for the past few weeks, in...

Tastings Territories and wines

Madre Tuscia 2025 and Agriristorante Il Casaletto

Vignadelmar15 April 202514 April 2025

by Vignadelmar15 April 202514 April 20250

Beautiful evening to learn about the food and wine productions of Tuscia, a territory divided between Upper Lazio and Southern Tuscany. Vignadelmar went to Madre Tuscia 2025 and fell in love withAgriristorante Il Casaletto. In March, on an unusual rain-laden...

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L’Ozio Ristorante, inside “Lo Zio d’America” in Rome

Vignadelmar9 April 20251 April 2025

by Vignadelmar9 April 20251 April 20250

At last, L’Ozio Ristorante is back in the limelight with a great protagonist: Dino de Bellis, a reliable chef in the Capital. This is told by Vignadelmar, who is Dino’s admirer and friend. This review must begin with an exclamation:...

Gourmet Where to eat

Enoteca Quartino in Rome, lots of fine wine and good accompanying food

Vignadelmar2 April 202531 March 2025

by Vignadelmar2 April 202531 March 20250

Enoteca Quartino is a nice place, small and cozy, walls covered with wine, from refrigerators or shelves. Enoteca Quartino, as the name promises, is a temple of wine, but the cuisine is also of a good standard. Luciano Lombardi tells...

Gourmet Where to eat

Emma Pizzeria Restaurant in Rome, great quality

Vignadelmar18 March 202512 March 2025

by Vignadelmar18 March 202512 March 20250

Right in the center of Rome is the pizzeria-restaurant Emma, an establishment that satisfies everyone (even those who don’t want to eat pizza) and offers an impressive wine list in terms of quality and quantity. Vignadelmar has been there. In...

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Jackie O’ in Rome, a plunge into the past

Vignadelmar27 February 202524 February 2025

by Vignadelmar27 February 202524 February 20250

Luciano Lombardi, aka Vignadelmar, went to dinner at Jackie O’, a historic venue of Via Veneto and the Dolce Vita. Since 1972 he has continued undaunted in his path and by no means disappoints in either the cuisine or the...

Tastings Vertical Tasting

Sanlorenzo in Montalcino, a significant vertical

Vignadelmar24 January 202523 January 2025

by Vignadelmar24 January 202523 January 20250

Luciano Ciolfi, owner of the Sanlorenzo winery in Montalcino, organized a vertical tasting of his Brunello. All were very classic wines, the offspring of an approach historically faithful to local tradition. December, Luciano Ciolfi, owner of the Montalcino winery Sanlorenzo...

Vinacria – Ortigia Wine Fest, beautiful initiative

Vignadelmar14 January 202513 January 2025

by Vignadelmar14 January 202513 January 20250

The first edition of Vinacria – Ortigia Wine Fest hit the mark in trying to propose alternative ways to update the language and rituals of the “wine world” in addressing new generations. From December 14 to 16, in Ortigia, the...

Gourmet Where to eat

Neapolitan cuisine at Brigida’s

Vignadelmar20 November 202420 November 2024

by Vignadelmar20 November 202420 November 20240

Right in the center of Naples, on Via Santa Brigida, Brigida Restaurant – Neapolitan Cuisine is a very recent opening but already looks like a place not to be missed for good food and a very pleasant evening. For just...

Tastings Vertical Tasting

Vertical of the iconic Verdicchio Villa Bucci (2)

Vignadelmar4 September 202422 August 2024

by Vignadelmar4 September 202422 August 20240

To make the vertical tasting of this great wine complete, we thought we would complete Vignadelmar’s narrative and update the iconic vertical of Verdicchio Villa Bucci with successive vintages. From yesterday’s story from 2012, we were left right here. As...

Tastings Vertical Tasting

Vertical of the iconic Verdicchio Villa Bucci (1)

Vignadelmar3 September 202423 August 2024

by Vignadelmar3 September 202423 August 20240

In 2012 Luciano Lombardi Vignadelmar went to do a vertical tasting of the iconic Villa Bucci, at the winery and with Ampelio Bucci. We feel we can do it again 12 years later and guarantee that the wines are not...

Gourmet Where to eat

Coro Restaurant, Orvieto

Vignadelmar28 August 202413 August 2024

by Vignadelmar28 August 202413 August 20240

Just opened, Coro Ristorante in Orvieto is a very pleasant surprise worth discovering. A colorful, comforting cuisine of flavor, raw material and great technique; an elegant setting; service definitely up to par. In Orvieto, right in the center, a few...

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Pizzeria Antica Arte Napoletana in Orvieto

Vignadelmar31 July 202425 July 2024

by Vignadelmar31 July 202425 July 20240

Very small place in the historic center of Orvieto, all-Neapolitan staff and very classic pizzas. A simple pizzeria, but sure goodness. We recently went to Umbria, to Orvieto, to see two things we had been longing to see for many...

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Bivium Restaurant, Café, Bar at Hotel Six Senses Rome

Vignadelmar17 July 202412 July 2024

by Vignadelmar17 July 202412 July 20240

The Six Senses is a 5-star luxury hotel in the center of Rome, and on the ground floor it offers this multifunctional venue, which is of excellent standard, convenient usability (it is open all day) and good quality. The prices...

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Il Falconiere in Cortona

Vignadelmar10 July 20249 July 2024

by Vignadelmar10 July 20249 July 20240

On the border between Tuscany and Umbria, in Cortona, the relais Il Falconiere will also welcome you for a great meal with flavorful, colorful cuisine of substance. If you are in Tuscany, near Arezzo, precisely in Cortona, perhaps for a...

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San Baylon Restaurant at Palazzo Ripetta in Rome

Vignadelmar8 May 20247 May 2024

by Vignadelmar8 May 20247 May 20240

A restaurant of refined and understated elegance, at San Baylon you really feel good, eating cuisine that is elegant but does not lose its traditionality. In March, for DoctorWine, I was invited to an interesting dinner at the San Baylon...

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Wild Wines in Rome

Vignadelmar10 April 202411 April 2024

by Vignadelmar10 April 202411 April 20240

Not just natural wines, but really wild wines in Rome. At least that is how the wines are defined in the title of the Roman event dedicated to them. An "alternative" event, which managed to capture the interest of hundreds...