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Josko’s Ribolla

Daniele Cernilli9 November 202314 December 2023

by Daniele Cernilli9 November 202314 December 20230

Gravner's 2015 Ribolla Gialla is a total, extraordinary wine where everything is in the right place, a wine that allows one to fully understand Josko Gravner's professional and even human journey. The personal story of Josko Gravner, his wife Marjia,...

Tastings Exploring wineries

Between Lake and Mountain, Agraria Riva del Garda

Sissi Baratella7 November 202314 December 2023

by Sissi Baratella7 November 202314 December 20230

Between oil and wine, the cooperative winery in Riva del Garda shows off a production that should be watched and combines quality with fairly low prices, especially in some lines. Agraria Riva del Garda (abbreviated Agriva) is the name of...

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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...

Tastings

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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Indigenous to whom?

Stefania Vinciguerra30 October 202311 November 2025

by Stefania Vinciguerra30 October 202311 November 20250

Are we really sure that our use of the adjective native referring to grape varieties is correct? In the historical ebbs and flows of Italian wine, we went from the exaltation of international grape varieties in the 1990s to the...

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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...

Tastings

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...

Exploring wineries

The grand design of The Cherry Orchard Hill

Sissi Baratella17 October 202314 December 2023

by Sissi Baratella17 October 202314 December 20230

The new Valpolicella Superiore Peratara is just one piece of a project that includes densely planted and steeply sloping vineyards, a fully equipped winemaking cellar, rooms and suites at Cà del Moro Wine Retrait, a fine dining restaurant and more....

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Évin: who was he? The Trojan Horse

Paolo Valdastri16 October 202314 December 2023

by Paolo Valdastri16 October 202314 December 20230

Comments on the sidelines of the conference "Italian Wine Leading the World's Agribusiness, Sept. 27, 2023, organized by Nomisma, Agronetwork and Confagricoltura at Castello di Nipozzano and hosted by the Frescobaldi Marquises. Comforting news about the health of the Italian...

Tastings Vertical Tasting

Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Villa Rosa of the Cecchi Family

Stefania Serra13 October 202314 December 2023

by Stefania Serra13 October 202314 December 20230

The complete vertical of a wine that, though young, has already made its mark in the world of Chianti Grand Selections. Occasion: the Cecchi family's 130 years as entrepreneurs in the wine industry. One might begin with the classic phrase:...

Where to eat

In the heart of Florence opens Strozzi Bistrò

Redazione DoctorWine11 October 202314 December 2023

by Redazione DoctorWine11 October 202314 December 20230

New opening: Strozzi Bistrò: the beginning of a new journey between art and taste. Inside Palazzo Strozzi, a culinary experience between artistic contaminations and signature design. Combining art, taste and design in one space in the heart of Florence, the...

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Rebel and Rascasse, the club with a cosmopolitan soul in downtown Treviglio

Redazione DoctorWine11 October 202314 December 2023

by Redazione DoctorWine11 October 202314 December 20230

New opening: Contemporary cuisine, natural wines, seasonal cocktails and craft beer: Rebel and Rascasse brings a fresh, smart concept to Treviglio. Rebel and Rascasse was born as a union of two worlds, that of natural wine and that of craft...

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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...

Exploring wineries

Nicola Mazzella, an Ischian visionary

Riccardo Viscardi5 October 202321 July 2025

by Riccardo Viscardi5 October 202321 July 20250

You only have to talk to Nicola to see that he is ahead of the curve, already projected into the future of his land's enology, thanks to clear ideas and a hypermodern production philosophy that respects the island and its...

Where to eat Gourmet

Lay Court: the new spin off of Ginger.

Redazione DoctorWine5 October 202314 December 2023

by Redazione DoctorWine5 October 202314 December 20230

New opening: Corte Laica: an 18th-century palace in the heart of Rome on Via del Corso welcomes healthy and tasty food with a deep green footprint. Rome is such a vast and fascinating city that you never stop discovering it....

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Sunday October 8: The Essential Guide Presentation in Rome

valerio.editore4 October 202315 October 2023

by valerio.editore4 October 202315 October 20230

After the presentation in Milan, it is the turn of Rome. A grand tasting will also take place in the capital to celebrate the release of the tenth edition of DoctorWine’s The Essential Guide to Italian Wine 2024. The Milan weekend...

Tastings

15 wines for 15 years with Vulcania and ViniMilo

Stefania Serra3 October 202314 December 2023

by Stefania Serra3 October 202314 December 20230

Usual appointment with volcanic wines from all over Italy, with a conference and tasting to recount the first fifteen years of the Volcanic Wines network. The idea came from afar, precisely 15 years ago, and it could only start with...

Where to eat Gourmet

Ruspantino – Skewering and Cooking

Redazione DoctorWine3 October 202314 December 2023

by Redazione DoctorWine3 October 202314 December 20230

New opening: For Roast Chicken Day, Ruspantino's chicken arrives in Rome. And who can think about it....resta without it! A naming that refers to the main dish of the proposal – chicken – and its genuineness, also drawing inspiration from...

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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,...

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The DoctorWine App

Editorial Staff2 October 202318 January 2024

by Editorial Staff2 October 202318 January 20240

The DoctorWine App is available in Italian and English, for both iOS and Android devices, and contains the 2023 edition of The Essential Guide to Italian Wine and Eating and Sleeping Among the Vineyards. In the section dedicated to the Essential...

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In Milan, Viviana Varese and Ritu Dalmia inaugurate POLPO.

Redazione DoctorWine2 October 202314 December 2023

by Redazione DoctorWine2 October 202314 December 20230

New opening: In Milan, Viviana Varese and Ritu Dalmia open POLPO, a lively "Simply Fish" trattoria bar: the waterfront at 9 Via Melzo with a popular style that focuses on high-quality raw materials. On one of Milan’s busiest streets, chef...

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Special Awards 2024

Redazione DoctorWine29 September 202314 December 2023

by Redazione DoctorWine29 September 202314 December 20230

The point of the special awards we give in the Essential Guide that help shed light on the state of our vitienology is simple: to bring under the lens certain wines above all, but also companies, people, and projects that...

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Best wines from single grape 2024

Redazione DoctorWine28 September 202314 December 2023

by Redazione DoctorWine28 September 202314 December 20230

The following is the special ranking that rewards the best wines produced from a single grape variety, among the main ones grown in Italy, both indigenous and international. To be exact, at least 85 percent are derived from a single...

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Best wines by value for money 2024

Redazione DoctorWine27 September 202314 December 2023

by Redazione DoctorWine27 September 202314 December 20230

There are 560 wines in the pages of the guide that have the "thumbs up," that is, our symbol for good value for money. From these, we have chosen the 10 that have the best value for money. To make...

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Manufacturers 3 Stars 2024

Redazione DoctorWine26 September 202314 December 2023

by Redazione DoctorWine26 September 202314 December 20230

In addition to the rating of wines in cents, with facsimiles graphically representing the awards, there is also a system of rating wineries from zero to three stars in the Essential Guide to the Wines of Italy. Of course, 3...

Wine world news

Are you buying it? Don’t drink too much

Redazione DoctorWine25 September 202314 December 2023

by Redazione DoctorWine25 September 202314 December 20230

Moderate alcohol consumption campaign kicks off in Rome. The project created by Sapienza students becomes a Federvini campaign spread in collaboration with the Municipality of Rome Capital. The joint initiative aims to promote awareness about moderate alcohol consumption among the...

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Double and triple “faces” 2024

Redazione DoctorWine25 September 202314 December 2023

by Redazione DoctorWine25 September 202314 December 20230

Here we have lined up the qualitative apex of our pyramid for this tenth edition of the Essential Guide to the Wines of Italy. These are for us the top Italian wines for the coming season, absolutely great wines that,...

Pot-Pourri Presentations

The 5 seminars in Milan

Redazione DoctorWine24 September 202314 December 2023

by Redazione DoctorWine24 September 202314 December 20230

During the presentation weekend of the Essential Guide to the Wines of Italy 2024, we organized five seminars: Sassicaia-San Leonardo and Supertuscan on Saturday; Bubbles, Alto Adige and Barolo on Sunday. Before presenting the seminars, we prefer to mention an...

Gourmet Recipe of the Week

Mezze maniche alla gricia

Editorial Staff23 September 20231 December 2025

by Editorial Staff23 September 20231 December 20250

We offer this classic Roman recipe in chef Stefano Bartolucci's version and pair it with a wine from the Marche region: the Marche Impero Blanc de Pinot Noir 2021 Fattoria Mancini. Ingredients for 4 persons: 360 g mezze maniche; 200...

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Sunday, October 1: Essential Guide Presentation in Milan

Redazione DoctorWine22 September 202314 December 2023

by Redazione DoctorWine22 September 202314 December 20230

On Saturday, September 30 and Sunday, October 1, 2023, a grand tasting will take place in Milan to celebrate the release of the tenth edition of DoctorWine’s Essential Guide to the Wines of Italy 2024. An unforgettable weekend for a...