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Fashion, market, territory

Riccardo Viscardi12 September 202512 September 2025

by Riccardo Viscardi12 September 202512 September 20250

And then again sub-areas, innovation and knowledge: how to harmonize all this? What Riccardo Viscardi wants to address in this article is a somewhat technical discussion, but we hope it will be understandable and interesting even for non-experts, as it...

Forastera: the “foreign” grape of Ischia

Antonella Amodio11 September 20259 September 2025

by Antonella Amodio11 September 20259 September 20250

On Ischia, the green island of the Mediterranean, the grape varieties grown are the indigenous ones. Among the whites, Biancolella and Forastera reign supreme, the latter blatantly “foreign,” but adopted by the island for centuries, as Antonella Amodio recounts. Ischia...

Gourmet Where to eat

Ristòria Pepe Nero on Lake Bolsena

Vignadelmar10 September 202510 September 2025

by Vignadelmar10 September 202510 September 20250

In July, after more than two decades of friendship, Vignadelmar was finally able to go and try Salvo Cravero’s cuisine at his new location: the Ristòria Pepe Nero, on Lake Bolsena. Yes, I know, it is strange: to have known...

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Peck wine shop: the evolution of a winery

Editorial Staff9 September 20258 September 2025

by Editorial Staff9 September 20258 September 20250

Peck: solid skills, human sensitivity and authentic relationships guide the evolution of a place where every bottle is an expression of culture, passion and research. Roots in history and a keen eye on the contemporary scenario. Peck has been bringing...

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White people singing the blues

Daniele Cernilli8 September 202516 December 2025

by Daniele Cernilli8 September 202516 December 20250

Just as in the modern musical tradition there are singers with vocals reminiscent of blacks, so there are white grape varieties-very traditional and territorial-from which white wines are produced that look like reds. Do you remember Joe Cocker? The “gas...

Gourmet Recipe of the Week

Culaccia with vegetable omelette

Editorial Staff6 September 202524 August 2025

by Editorial Staff6 September 202524 August 20250

A quick appetizer that focuses everything on the quality of the culaccia and the raw materials for the omelette, which must be of the highest quality. We pair it with Franciacorta Brut Cuvée 22 Castello Bonomi. Culaccia, similar to culatello...

Tastings Vertical Tasting

San Leonardo Carmenère vertical tasting

Riccardo Viscardi5 September 202528 August 2025

by Riccardo Viscardi5 September 202528 August 20250

Riccardo Viscardi participated in the interesting vertical tasting of Tenuta San Leonardo‘s Carmenère Vigneti delle Dolomiti Igt. On a beautiful monsoon day in Rome, the terrace of Palazzo Taverna does not disappoint, offering exciting colors and lights; even the wind...

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Viandante del Cielo on Lake Trasimeno

Editorial Staff4 September 20258 September 2025

by Editorial Staff4 September 20258 September 20250

In the heart of Umbria, on the rolling hills overlooking Lake Trasimeno, within the Viandante del Cielo estate the 1566 Capuchin Convent has been transformed into an exclusive villa with ten charming rooms. La tenuta Viandante del Cielo, un tempo...

Gourmet Where to eat

Fine dining crisis doesn’t touch Ineo restaurant in Rome

Vignadelmar3 September 202528 August 2025

by Vignadelmar3 September 202528 August 20250

More than two years after our previous visit, the Ineo restaurant at the Anantara Hotel Roma Palazzo Naiadi does not betray the enthusiastic judgment of the first time. So much of so-called fine dining is made up of rituals, often...

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A chat with Francesco Zonin

Annalucia Galeone2 September 202528 August 2025

by Annalucia Galeone2 September 202528 August 20250

Annalucia Galeone interviewed Francesco Zonin, vice president of the Zonin 1821 group, to understand with what strategies a large 210 million euro turnover group faces the challenges of the future. The Zonin Group was founded in Gambellara in 1821 and...

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The color match

Daniele Cernilli1 September 202525 August 2025

by Daniele Cernilli1 September 202525 August 20250

A few simple rules inspired by the principle of color matching. A system based mostly on experience and common sense and that normally works. Daniele Cernilli‘s word. With my longtime friend Silvano Prompicai, a.k.a. “the legendary Prompi,” we have been...

Pork loin ham with tuna sauce

Iolanda Maggio30 August 202525 August 2025

by Iolanda Maggio30 August 202525 August 20250

A scenic yet simple recipe created for us by chef Matteo Giudici to impress friends on these warm summer evenings. Pair the pork loin ham with tuna sauce with Terre di Chieti Cerasuolo Villa Gemme 2024 Masciarelli for a distinctive...

Tastings Vertical Tasting

Il Vassallo, historical vertical at Colle Picchioni

Vignadelmar29 August 202525 August 2025

by Vignadelmar29 August 202525 August 20250

A beautiful event featured a historical vertical of eight vintages of Vigna del Vassallo or Vassallo Colle Picchioni, from 1987 to 2021, chosen by Valerio Di Mauro. Luciano Lombardi tells us about it. There are events that you have immediately...

Miscellanea Pot-Pourri

Strega: ancient and magical liquor made in Italy

Antonella Amodio28 August 202521 August 2025

by Antonella Amodio28 August 202521 August 20250

When Giuseppe Alberti, in 1860, perfected a recipe from the Benedictine monks to give birth to Strega liqueur, he certainly did not imagine that its success would be planetary. Antonella Amodio tells us the story of this magical liquor. “The...

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Dehors restaurants? It’s too hot

Fabrizio Carrera27 August 202520 August 2025

by Fabrizio Carrera27 August 202520 August 20250

After this summer, the dehors model of any public establishment-restaurant, trattoria, pizzeria, bar-that hosts its customers outside must be rethought. Fabrizio Carrera discusses. In July and August it is no longer possible to eat outdoors. We need to review the...

Tastings Wines for Every Pocket

Lucanian rosé wines

Stefania Vinciguerra26 August 202525 August 2025

by Stefania Vinciguerra26 August 202525 August 20250

Summer is the time of year when rosé wines are most likely to be drunk, although in reality there is no reason not to be pampered by the fragrances and freshness of these types of wines during the rest of...

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DoctorWine Guide 2026: the countdown begins

Daniele Cernilli25 August 202525 August 2025

by Daniele Cernilli25 August 202525 August 20250

You are beginning to write to us in the editorial office or via social to get more information about the Guide 2026 presentations. Let’s start with the first previews. As I write this, we are just over a month away...

Gourmet Recipe of the Week

Tagliatelle in octopus and cherry tomatoes basil sauce

Editorial Staff23 August 202522 August 2025

by Editorial Staff23 August 202522 August 20251

Chef Leonardo Castaldi of Ancona’s Wine Not Bistrot offers a summer-flavored recipe linked to the sea and local traditions. We drink Colli Aprutini Pecorino 2023 Tenuta Centovie Umani Ronchi together. Ingredients for 4 persons: For the dough: 320 g fresh...

Tastings Territories and wines

Catarratto and Grillo, Sicilian treasures (2)

Riccardo Viscardi22 August 202522 August 2025

by Riccardo Viscardi22 August 202522 August 20250

Riccardo Viscardi ‘s point continues on the two best-known Sicilian grape varieties: yesterday we looked at Catarratto, today it is the turn of Grillo. We could say father (or mother) and son, since Grillo is a grape variety created “by...

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Ampelio’s barrels

Daniele Cernilli21 August 202521 August 2025

by Daniele Cernilli21 August 202521 August 20250

Just hours after the sad news of the death of Ampelio Bucci, the pioneer of Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi, Daniele Cernilli remembers him with these words. It has been a few hours since the news of Ampelio Bucci ‘s...

Tastings Territories and wines

Catarratto and Grillo, Sicilian treasures (1)

Riccardo Viscardi21 August 202522 August 2025

by Riccardo Viscardi21 August 202522 August 20250

Focus, between today and tomorrow, on two great Sicilian white grape varieties: Catarratto and Grillo. Two much-loved and widespread grape varieties that, thanks to new knowledge, are growing rapidly in quality. Riccardo Viscardi‘s reflections. Sicilia en Primeur is a beautiful...

Pot-Pourri Wine world news

Ampelio Bucci passed away

Daniele Cernilli21 August 202522 August 2025

by Daniele Cernilli21 August 202522 August 20250

Today the Italian wine world lost one of its greatest men. Ampelio Bucci passed away at the age of 89. Terrible news. Ampelio Bucci is gone. He had not been well for several months but we hoped he would recover....

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Volvèr lands in Livorno

Paolo Valdastri20 August 202522 August 2025

by Paolo Valdastri20 August 202522 August 20250

On the avenue of Antignano, in Livorno, great cuisine between the fires and the sea: it’s chef Roberto De Franco’s Volvèr restaurant at Hotel Universal, a stone’s throw from Ardenza’s Three Bridges beach. He has been there, several times, Paolo...

Miscellanea Pot-Pourri

Why do I drink wine?

Iolanda Maggio19 August 202522 August 2025

by Iolanda Maggio19 August 202522 August 20250

With the current times, with the offensive against wine, as if anyone who indulges in a glass is a drunkard, as if every glass is a deadly attack on health, reading these words by Iolanda Maggio is a breath of...

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Not just duties

Daniele Cernilli18 August 202518 August 2025

by Daniele Cernilli18 August 202518 August 20250

For months the word “tariffs” has monopolized the discourse of wine world insiders. The most schizophrenic assumptions have not allowed for serious analysis of what is really happening in the wine world outside of the duties to the U.S. Of...

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Happy summer holidays from DoctorWine

Editorial Staff9 August 20257 August 2025

by Editorial Staff9 August 20257 August 20250

As usual, DoctorWine stops the week of mid August and wishes you peaceful and restful days whether by the sea, in the mountains, in cities of art… or, even better, among the vineyards. Happy summer holidays 2025 to all our...

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Cupertinum, the social winery for the social

Annalucia Galeone8 August 20254 August 2025

by Annalucia Galeone8 August 20254 August 20250

C 90 years of history for Cupertinum, the social winery of Copertino. Focused not only on wine production, but also on social, cultural and tourism promotion. Annalucia Galeone tells us about it. Cupertinum, the social winery of Copertino, the oldest...

Pot-Pourri Wine world news

Cirò now has its own DOCG: Cirò Classico

Editorial Staff7 August 20257 August 2025

by Editorial Staff7 August 20257 August 20250

Cirò Rosso Riserva becomes DOCG under the new name Cirò Classico. Cirò Bianco, Cirò Rosato, Cirò Rosso, Cirò Rosso Classico, Cirò Rosso Classico Superiore and Cirò Rosso Superiore remain within the DOC. Wine Calabria celebrates with the 18th edition of...

Eating and Sleeping in the Vineyards Gourmet

Poderi Luigi Einaudi, the charm of the Langhe

Editorial Staff7 August 20257 August 2025

by Editorial Staff7 August 20257 August 20250

Poderi, Relais and Wine Experience designed for lovers of good drinking: an offer that combines culture and territory curated by Poderi Luigi Einaudi. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] There are places that you don’t just visit, but you breathe, you experience, you take with...

Gourmet Where to eat

Cambio, welcome to Trastevere

Rosanna Ferraro6 August 20257 August 2025

by Rosanna Ferraro6 August 20257 August 20250

Just like the neighborhood in which it is located, the Cambio changes its offerings and atmosphere depending on the time of day. Exactly as the atmosphere of Trastevere changes, it follows its rhythms and adapts to the varied fauna that...