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Nicodemo Librandi passed away.

Redazione DoctorWine31 August 202314 December 2023

by Redazione DoctorWine31 August 202314 December 20230

Nicodemo Librandi, a central figure in Calabrian wine, a doctor and professor of mathematics as well as founder of the winery of the same name in Cirò Marina, Calabria, has passed away. An outstanding wine entrepreneur, he has been a...

Where to eat

Vespero, sea food Salivoli culture

Paolo Valdastri30 August 202314 December 2023

by Paolo Valdastri30 August 202314 December 20230

Restaurant in Piombino between stars and planets. A place of haunting beauty, the hall and veranda for a bright reception, knowledgeable and friendly staff. It happens sometimes to talk about the location before even the gastronomic offerings of a restaurant....

Exploring wineries

Cave Mont Blanc, the first 40 years

Riccardo Viscardi29 August 202321 July 2025

by Riccardo Viscardi29 August 202321 July 20250

Forty years for the first sparkling wine produced by the cooperative winery from some of the highest vineyards in Europe: the Aosta Valley-based Cave Mont Blanc. Italian genius makes it possible to anticipate desires by creating fashions and trends. In...

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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...

Gourmet Recipe of the Week

Focaccia with gorgonzola, tuna, taggiasca olives and rosemary

Editorial Staff28 August 20231 December 2025

by Editorial Staff28 August 20231 December 20250

Quick and easy recipe that we propose with Morgante's 2022 Sicilia Nero d'Avola Rosé to match. Ingredients: 1 ball of pizza dough, 120 g Gorgonzola DOP, 8 yellow tomatoes, 80 g tuna fillets in oil, Taggiasca olives, rosemary, salt, pepper,...

Gourmet Where to eat

Osteria degli Spiriti, a must stop in Lecce

Antonella Amodio23 August 202313 December 2024

by Antonella Amodio23 August 202313 December 20240

A place that combines typicality in the kitchen and sophistication in the cellar, thanks to the resourcefulness of Tiziana Parlangeli and her husband Piero Merazzi, at the helm of this family business. With a well-kept environment, vaulted ceiling made of...

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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...

Gourmet Recipe of the Week

Eggplant roulades with mild Provolone Valpadana

Editorial Staff12 August 20231 December 2025

by Editorial Staff12 August 20231 December 20250

Quick and easy dish ideal as summer appetiser We suggest to pair it with the Vermentino di Gallura Monteoro 2022 Sella & Mosca. Ingredients for 4 persons: 200 g mild Provolone Valpadana PDO cheese, 1 oval eggplant, 70 ml tomato...

Cantine d’oltre mare

gestore11 August 202311 September 2023

by gestore11 August 202311 September 20230

Vigneti che lambiscono la città di Genova e, in alcuni casi, ne fanno parte. Un produttore, Andrea Bruzzone, appassionato e caparbio. Un vino antico radicato al suo territorio, prodotto con Bianchetta Genovese, Vermentino, Rollo e Bosco. Nel Comune...

Wine world news

At 95, Ottavia Bortolomiol left us

valerio.editore9 August 20232 October 2023

by valerio.editore9 August 20232 October 20230

Her daughters Maria Elena, Elvira, Luisa and Giuliana Bortolomiol remember her this way, “Ottavia Scagliotti Bortolomiol, a sweet and brave warrior.” Ottavia Scagliotti left us in silence, with the elegance that she always had and that, for 95 years, marked...

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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...

Gourmet Recipe of the Week

Pappardelle with dry tomato pesto, Avola almonds and basil

Katiuscia Rotoloni5 August 20232 December 2025

by Katiuscia Rotoloni5 August 20232 December 20250

Very summery ingredients for these excellent pappardelle, to be enjoyed with Basilicata Bianco Il Manfredi 2022 Re Manfredi Terre degli Svevi. Ingredients for 4 persons: 400 g. pappardelle artigianali secche, 400 g. Pachino tomatoes, 2 spoons of evoo, fresh basil...

Wine world news

Presented Rome Doc…et, a project between Culture, Promotion and Business

valerio.editore5 August 20231 October 2023

by valerio.editore5 August 20231 October 20230

Intense program of activities, with the Capital increasingly at the center of the project. President Tullio Galassini: “Roma Doc labels essential business card for the city’s restaurants and hotels. A natural union that we have a duty to develop in...

Miscellanea

Tuscany and Piemont for investment wines

valerio.editore4 August 20233 October 2023

by valerio.editore4 August 20233 October 20230

At +9.2%, made-in-Italy investment wines remain a strategic asset for those wishing to diversify their portfolios. But which homegrown labels are worth the most? These are the best-performing Italian wines under the watchful lens of investors around the world. Investing...

The Story

Herr Bonilli Zimmer drei

valerio.editore3 August 202313 September 2023

by valerio.editore3 August 202313 September 20230

Nine years after his passing, here is a fun memory of our professional career together, about when Stefano Bonilli decided to go to the Frankfurt Book Fair. “I’m going to the Frankfurt Buchmess (book fair) to try and find an international publisher...

Miscellanea

Interview to professor Attilio Scienza

valerio.editore1 August 20233 October 2023

by valerio.editore1 August 20233 October 20230

“This is not the annus horribilis of wine. And I’ll explain why.” And let’s not forget precision viticulture. We reach Attilio Scienza by phone at his home in Trentino. In Palermo there is apocalyptic heat and the mercury column touches...

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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...

Gourmet Recipe of the Week

Natural salmon millefeuille with rice, avocado and salmon roe

Editorial Staff29 July 20232 December 2025

by Editorial Staff29 July 20232 December 20250

A fresh dish with intriguing flavors, beautiful to look at and simple to prepare. The recipe was created by Gianpaolo Ghilardotti, the chef-entrepreneur at the helm of Foodlab, an Italian company based in Parma's food valley. We pair it with...

Gourmet Where to eat

Allegrìo, pizza and more

valerio.editore27 July 20232 February 2024

by valerio.editore27 July 20232 February 20240

Among the best addresses for pizza in Rome, in the iconic Via Veneto, among art installations, bar counter and an extensive wine list. It’s an original and creative concept Allegrìo, the place where the pizza is made by Campania’s star...

Miscellanea

Daniele’s father passed away

valerio.editore25 July 20233 October 2023

by valerio.editore25 July 20233 October 20230

The funeral will be held this morning at Church Sant’Antonio da Padova in Rome. Yesterday afternoon Alfredo Cernilli, Daniele’s father, passed away. He lived a very long time, more than a century; in a few weeks he would have been 101...

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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...

Gourmet Recipe of the Week

Salmon trout risotto

Stefania Vinciguerra22 July 20232 December 2025

by Stefania Vinciguerra22 July 20232 December 20250

Salmon trout risotto recipe as simple as it is tasty that we pair with Tenute Sajni Fasanotti's Trentodoc Rosé Brut De La Rose. Ingredients for 4 persons: 350 g. Carnaroli rice, 4 trout fillets, 50 grams butter, 2 shallots, 1...

Wine world news

A San Vincenzo bar among the top 500 in the world

valerio.editore22 July 20232 October 2023

by valerio.editore22 July 20232 October 20230

Sal8 Bar Agricolo enters Top 500 Bars with cocktails born from the garden. Owner Giulio Neri: “Rewarded our spontaneity.” Twenty-four positions climbed in one year and the confirmation that even in San Vincenzo there is an establishment that can contend...

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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...

Gourmet Recipe of the Week

Cod with curried vegetables

Editorial Staff15 July 20232 December 2025

by Editorial Staff15 July 20232 December 20250

We pair this flavorful summer cod fillet recipe with Trentino Doc Gewürztraminer 2022 Cantina La-Vis. Ingredients for 4 persons: 4 MSC-certified cod fillets, curry powder, olive oil For the curried vegetables: ¼ cup carrots, ¼ cup celery, ¼ cup zucchini,...

Wine world news

The warmth of Romagna, piadine for the turists

valerio.editore10 July 20232 October 2023

by valerio.editore10 July 20232 October 20230

Give away 12,000 “Riccione Piadina” to departing tourists. We all remember well the images of the flood that devastated Romagna last May. Yet the people of Romagna are capable sof always being welcoming and festive. In fact, it is a...

Gourmet Recipe of the Week

Lemon linguine, yellow tomatoes and anchovy breadcrumbs

Editorial Staff8 July 20232 December 2025

by Editorial Staff8 July 20232 December 20250

We pair this recipe by chef Giorgio Locatelli, which features Igp ingredients such as Etna lemon and yellow tomatoes from Cilento, with Falerno del Massico Bianco Vigna Caracci 2019 Villa Matilde Avallone. Ingredients for 2 persons: 120 g Linguine, 400...

Friend-Restaurant Gourmet

Sajni Fasanotti presents his Bistrot

Redazione DoctorWine5 July 20232 February 2024

by Redazione DoctorWine5 July 20232 February 20240

Wineries embrace restaurants. For the column “Ristorante Amico” (Friend-restaurant), a wine producer presents one of his favorite restaurants, which in return offers a recipe paired with one of his wines. Entrepreneur Umberto Sajni Fasanotti, who has fallen in love with the...

Miscellanea

Interview with Mario Fregoni

valerio.editore4 July 20233 October 2023

by valerio.editore4 July 20233 October 20230

Professor Fregoni, professor of Viticulture at the Catholic University of Piacenza and former president of the Organisation Internationale de la Vigne et du Vin (OIV), interviewed by DoctorWine talks about Primitivo di Manduria and the critical issues of the wine...

Wine world news

Downy mildew problem, drop of up to 40 percent expected in harvest

valerio.editore3 July 20232 October 2023

by valerio.editore3 July 20232 October 20230

The effects of downy mildew, the vine disease that is attacking several Italian regions due to heavy spring rains, are becoming increasingly severe, with losses of up to 40 percent expected in some areas for the upcoming, upcoming harvest year....