Tastings
This section contains articles about wine tastings that the DoctorWine team conducts around Italy: by types, wineries, vintages.
Chianti Classico latest vintage: the most immediate reading of the Gallo Nero
At the Chianti Classico Collection at the Leopolda we focused on the vintage type, often overshadowed by Riserve and Gran Selezione, but still the most direct way to interpret the terroir. In the glass two very different vintages, 2023 and...
Perillo, 25 vintages of loyalty to Taurasi
Some stories don’t make noise. They grow in silence, away from the spotlight, and when they reach the finish line they do so naturally. Michele Perillo winery celebrates 25 vintages of Taurasi with a bottle that is much more than...
Rosso di Montepulciano: energy, identity and strategic ambition
At the Montepulciano 2026 preview, against a backdrop traditionally dominated by expectations for Vino Nobile, the panel discussion devoted to Rosso di Montepulciano allowed for a different and, in some ways, revealing focus on the appellation’s ambitions. The decision to...
Meursault and the “demigods” of Burgundy
There is an unwritten hierarchy in Burgundy: that of producers who transcend official classifications. In Meursault-and not only in Meursault-some names have achieved an almost mythological status for rarity, technical precision and expressive depth. Coche-Dury and Domaine Leroy represent the...
Best 10 Italian Chardonnay by € 23
Are you a Chardonnay enthusiast? This article is written for you: find out which are the best 10 wines made from Chardonnay grapes in Italy that cost from 23 euros and below. What follows is a true journey between freshness,...
Collio in turmoil
Collio Evolution celebrates Friulano with a big tasting between Gorizia and Cormons: 110 wines from 53 wineries, vintages from 2001 to 2024. Two evidences emerge: the grape variety is at its best with a few years of maturation and a...
De Vigili: rotalian rebirth between Teroldego and Chardonnay
In Mezzolombardo, in the heart of the Piana Rotaliana, the historic De Vigili winery-founded at the end of the 19th century and reborn in 2015-interprets Teroldego and Chardonnay with personality, between territorial tradition and enological precision. It was reborn in...
Wine is culture, the word of Chianti Classico
With the claim Wine is culture, the consortium of Chianti Classico signed the 33rd edition of the Chianti Classico Collection, at the Stazione Leopolda in Florence. President Giovanni Manetti’s speech explains this relationship between Chianti Classico and culture and recounts...
Castello Boncompagni Viscogliosi, spectacular place and micro wine production
A tasting in a castle built on the waterfall of Isola del Liri becomes an opportunity to discover the wines of the Viscogliosi family, produced in the Maremma with organic farming-a small, young company with a few labels that are...
Giuntabosca, a young Calabrian story that shows promise
A historic winery that Marinetta Boscarelli took over almost suddenly, but with determination and clear ideas. The first wines are already convincing and hint at an interesting future. Daniele Cernilli tells us about them. Marinetta Boscarelli found herself having to...
Vertical tasting of Cortona Syrah Il Castagno
A vertical tasting that recounts the evolution of one of Cortona’s iconic Syrahs. Fabrizio Dionisio ‘s Castagno is retraced through the most representative vintages, highlighting stylistic coherence, ability to read the vintages and a production vision matured over time. A...
Meursault Premier Cru: the places of balance and the wines of “demigods”
Meursault’s Premier Crus tell the most refined side of an appellation celebrated for opulence and structure. Complex soils, tiny parcels of land and a new stylistic sensibility have transformed the profile of the wines in recent decades, which are now...
Elisir San Marzano Borsci, the rebirth of a southern icon
After a long crisis, Elisir Borsci San Marzano is back in the spotlight thanks to the relaunch wanted by the Caffo 1915 Group. Tradition, territorial identity and production innovation are guiding a new phase of growth, including renovation of the...
Piedirosso: three territories, one Campanian soul
An iconic grape variety of Campania, Piedirosso-or per’ ‘e palummo-tells the story of the territory with a subtle, identifiable voice. Elegant, low in tannins and naturally fresh, it changes face depending on the soils and climates in which it is...
Meursault between classifications, terroir and great vignerons
In Meursault the official classification is simple: there are no Grand Cru and the quality pyramid is divided between Bourgogne, Villages and Premier Cru. But in reality the “truest” hierarchy is constructed by the vignerons, thanks to their ability to...
Cesarini Sforza: how a Riserva is born
Altitude, time and mastery: these are the ingredients with which Cesarini Sforza builds Aquila Reale, its Trentodoc Riserva. A project born in the vineyard and that combines altitude, production rigor and very long aging, to tell the story of the...
MarrubiuM: the elegance of the Primitivo of Masseria Le Fabriche
In the heart of Maruggio, overlooking the Ionian Sea, Masseria Le Fabriche signs a new-generation Primitivo di Manduria: MarrubiuM Riserva Del Bono. With the oenological direction of Mattia Vezzola and the vision of owner Rinaldo Del Bono, a precise and...
Samaroli: selection, craftsmanship and emotion
Samaroli is a cult name in the world of spirits: rare selections, recognizable style and an “emotional” approach to quality. At a Milan lunch Livia Belardelli got to know her vision through Daniele Liberati, Global Brand Manager. In the tasting:...
Barolo 2022: maturity and resilience in the face of a changing climate
Barolo 2022 comes to market with a vintage marked by heat and drought, which had led to fears of the worst. The work in the vineyard and the experience gained in the cellar, however, have made it possible to obtain...
Prunotto’s Barolo Bussia turns 60 years old
A vertical of Prunotto by Erika Mantovan traces the changes in style at the winery “In search of the identity of Barolo Bussia.” Evolution is consistent with the times. The tastings that in the wine world are called verticals are...
Benvenuto Brunello, 2021 preview and 2020 Riserva
At Benvenuto Brunello, the Montalcino preview dedicated to new releases, Brunello 2021 reveals itself to be a complex vintage with a wide qualitative range. Amid novelties and new “contemporary” trends that risk distorting the wine, Riccardo Viscardi reaffirms one point:...
Tenuta Casenuove, 10 years to prepare the new course
Located in Panzano in Chianti, one of the Uga’s where Sangiovese is powerful and structured, Tenuta Casenuove under the impetus of new owner Philippe Austruy and the drive of director Alessandro Fonseca-is looking fierce and ready for the challenges of...
Historical vertical tasting of Riserva Ducale Oro Ruffino
Ruffino: a Chianti Classico released with the 1927 vintage that made the history of the appellation. It became Gran Selezione with the disciplinary change, retained the diction Riserva in its name (an exemption for historicity) and accounts for 40 percent...
Intus, the new Falanghina from Cantine Iannella
At Cantine Iannella, in the Benevento area, a new wine has been born. It is called Intus and is a Falanghina that ages in amphora. Our Venetian away Sissi Baratella tells us about it. In order to talk about this...
Fivi Market: free tastings
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...
Baffonero, the Merlot according to Rocca di Frassinello
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...
The new vintages of Santa Sofia
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...
Cantina di Venosa, in the Vulture for the Vulture
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....
Champagne & charcuterie: exercises in lightness
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...
Campanian white wines, white outside red inside
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...