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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....

Gourmet Recipe of the Week

Dantelion risotto

Editorial Staff1 July 20232 December 2025

by Editorial Staff1 July 20232 December 20250

asDandelion, commonly known as lion's tooth, is a herbaceous plant that is particularly widespread in damp grassy areas and rich in medicinal properties. We use it to make an original risotto that we pair with Piemonte Sauvignon L'Aquilone 2021 La...

The Story The Story

Seven kilos in seven days

valerio.editore30 June 202313 September 2023

by valerio.editore30 June 202313 September 20230

Some 30 years ago, Daniele Cernilli, in order to lose weight, went to Merano, to Spazio Henri Chenot, a well-known and reliable specialized center. In times of “costume test,” let’s have fun rereading his chronicle. The alternative was between quickly...

Wine world news

Moscato di Canelli Docg on its own

valerio.editore30 June 20232 October 2023

by valerio.editore30 June 20232 October 20230

Canelli from a subzone of Moscato d’Asti officially becomes a Docg. Published in the Official Journal of the European Union the regulation recognizing the PDO (unique acronym that includes, at European level, Doc and Docg). A European Commission regulation (2023/1327)...

Gourmet Where to eat

Il Borgo di Colognole Restaurant

Paolo Valdastri28 June 20232 February 2024

by Paolo Valdastri28 June 20232 February 20240

In the heart of Rufina, at Fattoria di Colognole, Chef Orlando Jordan and his wife Ana D’Andrea offer simple, traditional cuisine with creative touches due to the chefs’ different origins, he from Veneto, she from Brazil. We are in the...

Wine world news

Arnaldo Caprai: Italy’s only winery honored with UN award

valerio.editore27 June 20232 October 2023

by valerio.editore27 June 20232 October 20230

The Arnaldo Caprai farm in Montefalco (PG), has been awarded the prestigious “Welcome. Working for refugee integration.” The only Italian winery to be awarded among the companies that have contributed to a more inclusive society towards those who have been...

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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...

Gourmet Recipe of the Week

Halibut with a citrus topping and avocado dressings

Editorial Staff24 June 20232 December 2025

by Editorial Staff24 June 20232 December 20250

Halibut is a large fish that lives in the northern Atlantic Ocean. It has delicate white meat that is highly prized for its flavor and is easy to cook. In this delicious recipe, we pair it with Trentino Bianco Riserva...

Miscellanea

Secular denominations to the test of facts

valerio.editore23 June 20233 October 2023

by valerio.editore23 June 20233 October 20230

For the past few years we have been bringing together in a single tasting session the wines of the three appellations featured in the 1716 proclamation of the Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo III de’ Medici: Rufina (where we went...

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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...

Welcome Orvieto diVino

valerio.editore15 June 20232 October 2023

by valerio.editore15 June 20232 October 20230

The event held in Orvieto last weekend gave us an opportunity to make some reflections on the area. We welcome the proposal to create the Riserva type, given the excellent results shown by a consortium vertical of 13 vintages, with...

Gourmet Where to eat

Chef change at Amà, forward Luigi Chirico

Annalucia Galeone14 June 20232 February 2024

by Annalucia Galeone14 June 20232 February 20240

The Masseria Amastuola restaurant in Puglia opens its doors to a new chef, Luigi Chirico, whose credo is to enhance his homeland and what the land offers. Luigi Chirico is the new executive chef at Amà, the restaurant at Masseria Amastuola in...

Wine world news

Export Q1 2023, no laughing

valerio.editore14 June 20232 October 2023

by valerio.editore14 June 20232 October 20230

According to data compiled by the Uiv-Ismea-Vinitaly Observatory, in the January-March 2023 period, Italian wine exports recorded flat volumes and a barely positive value (+3.8%9 when compared to the growth in spending. Still down red wines, in contraction PDO and...

Wines for Every Pocket

In Puglia e Campania on the hunt for Falanghina

valerio.editore13 June 202326 September 2023

by valerio.editore13 June 202326 September 20230

We return to Falanghina to expand our panorama and offer, alongside a classic from Benevento, one from Puglia, from Gioia del Colle. It seems that Falanghina is a grape variety of Greek (or Balkan) origin, and it is possible that...

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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...

Wine world news

Wine: general decline in daily consumers to benefit occasional consumers

valerio.editore12 June 20232 October 2023

by valerio.editore12 June 20232 October 20230

According to the Observatory of the Italian Wine Union (Uiv), the number of Italian wine consumers is increasing, but people are drinking less. Aperitifs (+79%) and female consumption (+12%) are growing. Elaborations on Istat base of alcohol consumption in Italy...

Gourmet Where to eat

Chincheria Gourmet Naples

Antonella Amodio7 June 20232 February 2024

by Antonella Amodio7 June 20232 February 20240

A successful format, part butcher shop and part restaurant. As some trendy PR people would say, an unforgettable “meat experience.” It starts in 2016 from Vairano Patenora, in the province of Caserta, the Chiancheria project and before even setting foot in the...

Wines for Every Pocket

The wine of the Castelli is better

valerio.editore6 June 202325 September 2023

by valerio.editore6 June 202325 September 20230

This verse from a Roman stornello obviously speaks of the Castelli Romani and its wines, historically so appreciated. We offer two, from two wineries that are relatively modern (a few decades old) but are now classics. We are in two...

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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...

Gourmet Recipe of the Week

Cucumber “spaghetti” with sharp provolone and smoked trout

valerio.editore3 June 20232 February 2024

by valerio.editore3 June 20232 February 20240

A flavorful summer dish that we pair with an Alto Adige Chardonnay Since 83 2022 Cantina Colterenzio Ingredients for 4 people: 300 smoked trout fillet, 60g aged Provolone Valpadana sharp cheese, 2 cucumbers, 1 lemon, 1 tablespoon grain mustard, 1...

Wine world news

Reform of the European system of Geografical Indications

valerio.editore30 May 20233 October 2023

by valerio.editore30 May 20233 October 20230

The text approved unanimously in Comagri must be maintained. The organizations of the Italian wine sector speak on the eve of the vote in the plenary session of the European Parliament. In view of the vote of parliamentarians in plenary...

Wine world news

How to recognize an investment wine?

valerio.editore30 May 20231 October 2023

by valerio.editore30 May 20231 October 20230

Only about 1 percent of all the world’s wine production has the characteristics to be considered collectible wine. With the help of Wine Profit, an innovative hybrid company that supports investors in diversifying their portfolios, let’s see what elements make...

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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...

Gourmet Recipe of the Week

Yellow rice with purpitielli alla luciana

Editorial Staff27 May 20232 December 2025

by Editorial Staff27 May 20232 December 20250

We pair this recipe, a fusion of classic Milanese saffron risotto and Neapolitan baby octopus, with Trentino Pinot Grigio Ramato Controcanto 2020 Sajni Fasanotti. Ingredients for 4 persons: For the risotto: 280 g Carnaroli rice, oil to taste, 1 small...

Wine world news

Kicking off Cantine Aperte 2023

valerio.editore25 May 20231 October 2023

by valerio.editore25 May 20231 October 20230

15 Italian Regions and more than 530 Wineries involved for the big celebration of wine tourism. The most eagerly awaited weekend for wine lovers is coming up to kick off the celebration of 30 years of Movimento Turismo del Vino....

Wine world news

Torchiato di Fregona, a heritage in danger of extition

valerio.editore23 May 20231 October 2023

by valerio.editore23 May 20231 October 20230

Presented Piera Dolza 10 years, a very rare raisin wine emblem and pride of a territory. A heritage that has not been lost thanks to 7 small producers united to save it and make it known to the world. They...

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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...