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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...

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Remembering Stefano Bonilli again

Daniele Cernilli4 August 20254 August 2025

by Daniele Cernilli4 August 20254 August 20250

As he does every year in commemoration of his passing, Daniele Cernilli turns his remembrance to Stefano Bonilli, a lifelong friend and companion in his professional and food and wine adventures. On the evening of August 3, 2014, eleven years...

Our video Tastings

Lungarotti, Torgiano Bianco Torre di Giano Vigna Il Pino 2021 in video tasting

Editorial Staff4 August 20254 August 2025

by Editorial Staff4 August 20254 August 20250

For the column “Awarded Wines 2025 – Tasted for you by DoctorWine,” Daniele Cernilli tells us about Torgiano Bianco Torre di Giano Vigna Il Pino 2021. If you would like to learn more about this column, which today tells all...

Gourmet Recipe of the Week

Stuffed squid with Mediterranean flavors

Editorial Staff2 August 202531 July 2025

by Editorial Staff2 August 202531 July 20250

A simple dish that smells of sea, sun and Tuscan vegetable garden, signed by Chef Daniele Arzilli of Crudo di Mare Restaurant. We pair it with Alto Adige Pinot Bianco Mediaevum 2024 Gumphof Markus Prackwieser. The recipe bears the signature...

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...

Miscellanea Pot-Pourri

GDO: building value beyond price

Pietro Rocchelli31 July 202531 July 2025

by Pietro Rocchelli31 July 202531 July 20250

How to build value for wine in GDO in the new phase of consumption, to overcome the logic of price. For years, price was the first (and often the only) message with which wine was presented to consumers in the...

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Nino Franco, Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Nodi 2022 in video tasting

Editorial Staff30 July 20254 August 2025

by Editorial Staff30 July 20254 August 20250

For the column “Awarded Wines 2025 – Tasted for You by DoctorWine,” Daniele Cernilli tells us about Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Nodi 2022 Nino Franco. If you want to know more about this column, which today tells in video about...

Eating and Sleeping in the Vineyards Gourmet

Buglioni, hospitality in Valpolicella

Editorial Staff30 July 202530 July 2025

by Editorial Staff30 July 202530 July 20250

Cantina Buglioni’s wine tourism offerings propose total immersion in wine culture. From Valpolicella to Verona, combined with the relaxation of a stay with attention to detail. Between the vineyards of Valpolicella and the center of Verona, the winery Buglioni signs...

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Tenuta Donna Paola, a small château from Campania

Antonella Amodio29 July 202531 July 2025

by Antonella Amodio29 July 202531 July 20250

The Donna Paola Estate produces wines with structure and personality from very distinctive vineyards lying on a former dolomite quarry in Upper Campania. Tenuta Donna Paola is a small château from Campania, the vineyard bordered by natural walls and lying...

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Wines and scores: repetita iuvant

Daniele Cernilli28 July 202524 July 2025

by Daniele Cernilli28 July 202524 July 20250

Daniele Cernilli reposts an editorial from two years ago about whether or not wines should be evaluated with numerical scores. At a very sensitive time, for wine and for the world, that of wine scores may seem perhaps a futile...

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Paradiso di Cacuci, Brunello di Montalcino IX Cielo 2019 in video tasting

Editorial Staff28 July 202528 July 2025

by Editorial Staff28 July 202528 July 20250

For the column “Awarded Wines 2025 – Tasted for You by DoctorWine,” Daniele Cernilli tells us about Brunello di Montalcino IX Cielo 2019 Paradiso di Cacuci If you would like to learn more about this column, which today tells in...

Gourmet Recipe of the Week

Orecchiette by Maria Carmela D’Acunto

Editorial Staff26 July 202525 July 2025

by Editorial Staff26 July 202525 July 20250

This is Orecchiette alla salsiccia di suino nero pugliese with zucchini (from regenerative agriculture) in a double texture, which we offer with a “heretical” pairing: Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce from Cantina Ventiventi. This recipe was created by Maria Carmela...

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Fontanafredda’s new “Fini Wines”

Flavia Rendina25 July 202528 July 2025

by Flavia Rendina25 July 202528 July 20250

Barolo winery Fontanafredda is launching a new 8-label collection that aims to tell the story of the diversity of the Langhe wine landscape, while also giving the word to the area’s most pop grapes. For wines that are good and...

Eating and Sleeping in the Vineyards Gourmet

Relais Il Biserno, among vineyards overlooking the sea

Editorial Staff24 July 202524 July 2025

by Editorial Staff24 July 202524 July 20250

An exclusive relais of only four rooms in the elegant 18th-century villa set in the Biserno Estate, amid gardens, herbs, traditional vegetable garden, olive trees and a lemon grove. Nestled among the Tuscan hills of the Upper Maremma, just a...

Gourmet Where to eat

Ristopescheria at Mery’s, the zero-centimeter fish

Paolo Valdastri23 July 202524 July 2025

by Paolo Valdastri23 July 202524 July 20250

In Marina di Cecina, at Ristopescheria Mery, the counter is the real menu of the day, offering the local catch according to seasonality and sea permitting. In the mythical 1980s, finding good fresh fish on the Tuscan coast was not...

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Astro of Masari, a new star is born

Sissi Baratella22 July 202528 July 2025

by Sissi Baratella22 July 202528 July 20250

With this new wine, Massimo and Arianna are aiming for absolute quality for Masari, with a project that starts from a small Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard and looks far ahead. This is not the first time I have written about the...

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The Essential Guide 2026: work in progress

Stefania Vinciguerra21 July 202528 July 2025

by Stefania Vinciguerra21 July 202528 July 20251

As always in July, work on the new edition of the Essential Guide to the Wines of Italy, 2026, is in full swing. Stefania Vinciguerra tells us the behind-the-scenes story. This is it, our summer of “guiding” is in full...

Pot-Pourri Wine world news

Sant’Anna Master of Pisa: Italian Wines and World Markets

Editorial Staff20 July 202521 July 2025

by Editorial Staff20 July 202521 July 20250

The first-level university master’s program “Italian Wines and World Markets,” now in its 11th edition, has opened enrollment for the 2025-26 academic year. Organized by the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna of Pisa in collaboration with three Tuscan universities and the AIS,...

Gourmet Recipe of the Week

Omelette with seasonal vegetables

Stefania Vinciguerra19 July 202517 July 2025

by Stefania Vinciguerra19 July 202517 July 20250

The frittata with zucchini, peppers, eggplant, cherry tomatoes and spinach has a delicate and light, yet aromatic flavor. It pairs perfectly with Nicola Bergaglio‘s Gavi del Comune di Gavi Minaia 2023. Ingredients for 4 persons: 6 eggs; 2 tablespoons grated...

Tastings Territories and wines

Terroir Dogliani, a focus on the appellation.

Erika Mantovan18 July 202515 July 2025

by Erika Mantovan18 July 202515 July 20250

There is no discussion of the quality of the wines and types established over time, but rather of the ability of the production fabric to tell the story. Under scrutiny are marketing aspects, necessary to make the key points of...

Miscellanea Pot-Pourri

Retail media: a new frontier for Italian wine

Pietro Rocchelli17 July 202517 July 2025

by Pietro Rocchelli17 July 202517 July 20250

Retail media refers to the set of promotional activities that take place within the sales channels managed directly by brands. A way of speaking directly to shoppers. Over the past three decades, the Italian wine industry has invested decisively in...

Eating and Sleeping in the Vineyards Gourmet

Chiarlo Experience: a cultural ecosystem

Editorial Staff16 July 202517 July 2025

by Editorial Staff16 July 202517 July 20250

From Monferrato to the Langhe, an itinerary between wine, land art and signature hospitality is the Chiarlo Experience. La Chiarlo Experience is not just a visit to the winery or a stay among the vines. It is a cultural project...

Pot-Pourri Wine world news

Verdicchio Castelli di Jesi, storage decided

Editorial Staff16 July 202516 July 2025

by Editorial Staff16 July 202516 July 20250

The Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC is extending the storage measure until June 30, 2026, to safeguard the market and the appellation. This was decided in Jesi (Ancona) by the members’ meeting of the Marche Institute for the Protection...

Tastings Territories and wines

Garda Doc, a phenomenon under observation

Sissi Baratella15 July 202517 July 2025

by Sissi Baratella15 July 202517 July 20250

Garda Doc: production grows, perception by press and operators is positive. Everything seems to be going well-in fact, everyone is wondering why! The annual press conference was held in Lazise (VR), as usual. Garda Wine Stories organized by the Garda...

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Mama Ais’s 60th birthday

Daniele Cernilli14 July 20259 July 2025

by Daniele Cernilli14 July 20259 July 20250

Exactly (or almost) 60 years ago, on July 7, 1965, the Ais, Italian Sommelier Association, was founded in Milan. We must never forget, recalls Daniele Cernilli, the contribution of Ais education to the growth of the wine sector. On July...

Gourmet Recipe of the Week

Salmon trout with citrus

Stefania Vinciguerra12 July 20259 July 2025

by Stefania Vinciguerra12 July 20259 July 20251

We offer this classic freshwater fish, salmon trout, in a citrus version, which is perfectly matched by the citrine notes of Lugana Selva 2024 Podere Selva Capuzza. The freshness and tanginess of Lugana enhance the delicate nuances of the trout,...

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Masseria Cuturi: in conversation with Camilla Chauvenet

Annalucia Galeone11 July 20259 July 2025

by Annalucia Galeone11 July 20259 July 20250

We interviewed Camilla Chauvenet, of Masseria Cuturi in Puglia, to talk together about territory, wine tourism, sustainability and other “hot” topics such as conscious consumption among young people. All stories have a beginning, that of Primitivo di Manduria began in...

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Abelé Champagne 1757

Daniele Cernilli10 July 202510 July 2025

by Daniele Cernilli10 July 202510 July 20250

A historic Champagne producer, Abelé 1757 is the fifth oldest Maison in the territory. As it states, it “uses its traditional experience to build a bridge between the present and the future.” Abelé 1757 has been in existence for quite...

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Orvieto Doc at 10 degrees

Editorial Staff10 July 202510 July 2025

by Editorial Staff10 July 202510 July 20250

New specification approved, allowing 10-degree alcohol content for Orvieto Doc. First wines on the market and research project for a more modern and sustainable appellation. The Consorzio Tutela Vini di Orvieto announces a historic step for the denomination: with the...

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...