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Fivi Market: free tastings

Emanuele Baj Rossi
by Emanuele Baj Rossi0
Last November, the 14th edition of the “Independent Winemakers’ Wine Market,” organized by FIVI, was held in Bologna. An excellent opportunity to taste wines that are not always easy to find. Emanuele Baj Rossi went there for us. What characterizes...
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DoctorWine’s last tastings at Santi Apostoli

Daniele Cernilli
by Daniele Cernilli0
A move involves a lot of things: each object brings with it memories and rekindles particular situations, which will then have to be recontextualized. So many things accumulate over so many years and, in our case, so many bottles, some...
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Baffonero, the Merlot according to Rocca di Frassinello

Stefania Vinciguerra
by Stefania Vinciguerra0
Now in its 15th vintage, Baffonero, Rocca di Frassinello’s Maremma Merlot, shows an energy and power that well reflects a certain style of international Merlots. Rocca di Frassinello is an interesting reality of contemporary Tuscan winemaking. Located in Gavorrano, in...
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Tyrolean goulash

Editorial Staff
by Editorial Staff0
We pair this rich, traditional goulash dish with Lagrein Alto Adige 2024 Muri-Gries, which enhances the sweetness of the onions, paprika and succulence of the meat. Ingredients for 4 persons: 800 g beef (shoulder or priest’s cap), cubed 500 g...
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The new vintages of Santa Sofia

Sissi Baratella
by Sissi Baratella0
Sissi Baratella previewed the new vintages of wines produced by Santa Sofia: the 2022 for Valpolicella Classico Superiore Montegradella and the 2016 for Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Gioè. Both lay claim to the greatness of the Montegradella vineyard in the...
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GDO and wine: the interpretation of data

Pietro Rocchelli
by Pietro Rocchelli0
Data intelligence and market sensitivity: the new frontier of wine category management in GDO. Pietro Rocchelli tells us about it. Retail has long since entered the age of data. But in wine, it is not the technology itself that will...
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Cantina di Venosa, in the Vulture for the Vulture

Annalucia Galeone
by Annalucia Galeone0
The Cantina Sociale di Venosa, the oldest cooperative in Vulture, has expressed a dynamic and modern spirit in recent years, developing projects and experiments that have brought it to the forefront of its territory. Annalucia Galeone tells us about it....
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Alcohol and health: the risk and the importance of dose

Stefania Vinciguerra
by Stefania Vinciguerra0
We read and hear a lot about the impact of alcohol on human health, and it is true that ethanol (ethyl alcohol) is carcinogenic. But following a conversation with Professor Fulvio Ursini from the University of Padua, Stefania Vinciguerra realized...
GourmetRecipe of the Week

Porcini mushrooms, mountain potatoes, leeks and nepitella

Editorial Staff
by Editorial Staff0
This recipe was created by Chef Antonello Sardi of Ristorante Serrae* at the elegant FH55 Hotel Villa Fiesole to celebrate the scents of the Tuscan woods. What better than to pair it with Chianti Classico Terre di Prenzano 2022 Vignamaggio?...
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The 10 most read articles in 2025

Editorial Staff
by Editorial Staff0
Once again this year we bring you the very special ranking of the 10 most read articles on DoctorWine in the year just ended. A clear picture emerges. On the one hand, the interest is in drinking well without bleeding...
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Champagne & charcuterie: exercises in lightness

Livia Belardelli
by Livia Belardelli0
With this story by Livia Belardelli, who brings to life the taste of proper pairings between classic Italian salumi and different types of Champagne, we wish our readers a crackling New Year’s Eve and a pleasant New Year’s Eve. Also...
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Campanian white wines, white outside red inside

Antonella Amodio
by Antonella Amodio0
There are white wines from Campania that play “on the back foot.” Wines that have body, depth and often a perceptible tannic texture, characteristics that make them very similar to a red wine. Antonella Amodio introduces us to them. Campania...
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Fans and wine guides

Daniele Cernilli
by Daniele Cernilli0
Controversy over wine guides often stems from a territorial cheer that biases judgments. But awards are not about parochialism: what matters is widespread quality, critical recognition and the time it takes for an area to really establish itself. Daniele Cernilli...
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Red potato gnocchi with pink shrimp cream, mozzarella from Campania and lemon

Editorial Staff
by Editorial Staff0
Embrace fresh ingredients and Mediterranean scents for Chef Giuseppe Mulargia’s recipe from theFH55 Grand Hotel Palatino in Rome. We drink together Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore Casal di Serra 2024 Umani Ronchi. A gnocchi recipe that transforms simple...
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Merry Christmas and happy holidays from DoctorWine

Editorial Staff
by Editorial Staff0
Merry Christmas to all of you who love good food and good wine. The holidays are the perfect time to gather around a table, share authentic flavors and create memories that stay. Italian Christmas is a journey into regional traditions:...
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Jalisco es México: colors, sounds and flavors of the Mexican heartland

Iolanda Maggio
by Iolanda Maggio0
Colors, sounds, tastes and traditions-Jalisco is the most authentic soul of Mexico. From the Pacific coast to Guadalajara, from mariachis to tequila to Pueblos Mágicos and raicilla, an immersive journey into the region that more than any other embodies Mexican...
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Resilience is not enough

Daniele Cernilli
by Daniele Cernilli0
The year 2026 promises to be a crucial year for the world of wine and food. Amid wars, economic tensions, climate change and changing perceptions of wine, the key word will be resilience. But resilience will not be enough: it...
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Pork cheek braised in red wine

Redazione DoctorWine
by Redazione DoctorWine0
This black Caserta pork cheek braised in red wine, potato cream sauce and crispy leek is proposed by chef Alfonso Pepe of the5*L Ara Maris Hotel in Sorrento. We pair it with Barbera d’Asti Superiore La luna e i falò...
TastingsVertical Tasting

Timorasso Il Montino de La Colombera: substance, contrasts and longevity

Livia Belardelli
by Livia Belardelli0
Livia Belardelli did a vertical tasting of La Colombera Il Montino’s Timorasso cru. Acidity and warmth, salt and honey, edge and creaminess, weightless complexity. There is a point where Piedmont bends toward Lombardy and imagines the sea in the distance....
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Best 10 sparkling wines within 32 euros

Stefania Vinciguerra
by Stefania Vinciguerra0
We conclude today the trifecta of articles devoted to the best mid-range Italian wines and sparkling wines, those that allow us to drink far more than pleasantly this holiday season (and after) or make very welcome gifts. During 2026 we...
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Kizuna, an immersive journey into cultural and culinary Japan

Iolanda Maggio
by Iolanda Maggio0
This was the second year that Kizuna, the festival dedicated to the culture of Japan-its cuisine, its art, its history-has landed in Rome. This year the Officine Farneto space on the weekend of October 24-26 was transformed into a corner...
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Appius 2021, alpine elegance in the San Michele Appiano cuvée

Marketing & Advertising
by Marketing & Advertising0
Cantina San Michele Appiano presents the 12th edition of Appius, the signature cuvée of its winemaking excellence. Created from a selection of the finest Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Blanc and Sauvignon grapes, Appius 2021 encapsulates the strength and freshness of the...
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Giovanni Terenzi, his 80th birthday and the deep meaning of contemporary wine

Vignadelmar
by Vignadelmar0
A birthday party becomes an opportunity to reflect on contemporary wine, Cesanese del Piglio and the value of memory, storytelling and “rural heroes.” Through the vertical of Colle Forma, Giovanni Terenzi’s story is intertwined with the evolution of a territory....
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Michelin-starred wineries

Daniele Cernilli
by Daniele Cernilli0
The arrival of Michelin in the wine guide industry introduces a “starred” rating system applied to wineries and not to individual wines. A choice that opens up questions: how will wineries with large productions be evaluated? How will this method...