Tastings
This section contains articles about wine tastings that the DoctorWine team conducts around Italy: by types, wineries, vintages.
Nuances of Sangiovese: The Suoli di San Felice Project
In the heart of Chianti Classico, San Felice presents the Suoli Project: an initiative designed to explore the different expressions of Sangiovese, starting with the nature of the soils. San Vito and Poggio Rosso thus become two complementary interpretations of...
Montrachet, the ultimate legend of Chardonnay
Just eight hectares, divided between Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet, that give rise to one of the world’s most celebrated wines. A journey through ten interpretations of a legendary Grand Cru. For us, Vinogodi. The Vineyard of Perfection Montrachet is a vineyard...
Castelgiocondo: The Evolution and Identity of Brunello According to Marchesi Frescobaldi
The vertical tasting of four vintages of Brunello di Montalcino Castelgiocondo offered a journey through thirty years of Brunello, during which techniques, sensibilities, and climatic conditions have changed, yet this region’s ability to produce deep, long-lived wines with a distinct...
Chevalier-Montrachet, the Grand Cru of absolute elegance
Less famous than the legendary Montrachet but no less captivating, the Chevalier-Montrachet represents, for many enthusiasts, the ultimate expression of Burgundian Chardonnay’s finesse. An extremely rare Grand Cru, produced in minimal quantities and capable of fetching astronomical prices. Vinogodi continues...
Ruchè, the Red Prince of Monferrato is revealed in Turin
The profile of a denomination in full maturity emerges from the Turin Ruchè Preview. Between vintage versions, selections and reserves, Castagnole Monferrato’s iconic grape variety confirms personality, versatility and a growing ability to compete with Piedmont’s great reds. Luciano Pavesio...
Montrachet’s Grands Cru between myth and greatness
Between Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet are born some of Burgundy’s most celebrated Grand Crus. From the legend that gave rise to their names to the extraordinary longevity of the wines, a journey between Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet and Bâtard-Montrachet through seven memorable bottles....
Garofano, 30 years of history and the debut of Fiano
Thirty years after its founding, Garofano Vigneti e Cantine celebrates its journey with Bianca dei Censi, the winery’s first Fiano. A wine that marks a new phase for the historic Copertino-based company, between continuity with Severino Garofano’s legacy and a...
Moncalisse, the Walch family’s landing in Trentino
From the experience of the Walch family comes Moncalisse, a new project dedicated exclusively to Trento Doc, the first from a South Tyrolean family in Trentino. A spectacular winery in the hills of Civezzano and two first-class labels mark the...
Bersi Serlini, the time of Franciacorta
Among the hills of Provaglio d’Iseo, Bersi Serlini celebrates 140 years of history by confirming a precise vision of Franciacorta: territorial identity, stylistic elegance and hospitality. A winery that combines family memory and contemporary sensibility through vertical, crisp and increasingly...
Tripolaia, pleasant surprise under the sun of Bolgheri
One family, nine hectares planted with vines and a precise agricultural vision: Tripolaia tells of a concrete Bolgheri, respectful of the land and increasingly convincing results. Fabio Cartei takes us on a tour of the winery and its wines. Tripolaia,...
Mosnel: 190 years of history that speak of the Future
For nearly two centuries, Mosnel has guarded one of Franciacorta’s most elegant identities. A family history that interweaves memory, sustainability and contemporary vision, told by Chiara Giannotti through a vertical tasting of EBB and Parosé, two iconic labels of the...
Hey French, the provocation that becomes style
The fifth edition of Pasqua White Multivintage confirms an out-of-the-box project that has redefined the language, identity and ambitions of contemporary wine. Between experimentation, art and new collaborations, the “House of the Unconventional” continues to push the boundaries. Sissi Baratella...
Nobile di Montepulciano: comparing styles
Increasingly participatory and qualitative preview. The 2022 vintage highlights different stylistic directions, between climatic balance, over-ripening and new lighter interpretations. Good Pievi, interesting some Reserves, with an evolving appellation. Riccardo Viscardi tells us about them. TheAnteprima del Nobile di Montepulciano...
Avgusto, the wine of the Palatine
Within the Colosseum Archaeological Park there is a tiny Bellone vineyard (only 400 plants) that recalls the one created in the 17th century by the Barberini family. A historic site for an exquisitely cultural planting. Luciano Lombardi tells us about...
Muratori: Franciacorta evolving, between identity and new vision
Muratori recounts an evolving Franciacorta, based on a comprehensive reading of the terroir and an increasingly precise and contemporary production vision. The tasting at Zuma Rome becomes the context for presenting a coherent range, culminating in the preview of Millé...
Costa Arente’s 10 years
Costa Arente celebrates 10 vintages. A journey made of growth and awareness raising. Ten years in which the corporate identity has taken shape and technology has assumed an increasingly important role in protecting origin and originality. Sissi Baratella tells us...
#lamossaperfetta, Bonarda makes system
In Oltrepò Pavese, fourteen wineries of the Distretto del Vino di Qualità are relaunching Bonarda with a collective project, reserved for producers with a closed supply chain and regulated by stricter parameters than DOC. A project, not a label #lamossaperfetta...
Teresa Mincione and the revival of Caserta wine
From the legal profession to viticulture: Teresa Mincione changes her life and relaunches the winemaking heritage of Alto Casertano. With Pallagrello and Casavecchia she interprets the territory in a contemporary key, focusing on elegance, freshness and authenticity. A young but...
Puligny Montrachet, the absolute elegance
Puligny Montrachet represents the quintessential Burgundian Chardonnay: precision, finesse and verticality. A seemingly austere territory that generates some of the world’s greatest whites. Vinogodi goes on to tell the tale of its “drinking Burgundy.” It is difficult to associate a...
Asti Rosé debuted at Vinitaly
Officially entered in the specification in March, the new Asti Rosé combines Moscato and Brachetto and aims to win new consumers and drinking occasions. Early estimates between 5 and 10 million bottles. For those who love this type of wine,...
Cortona Syrah: identity yet to be defined
The annual comparison of Cortona Syrah highlights an appellation still in search of identity. Alongside established realities capable of continuity and precision, qualitative discontinuities emerge. The complex 2023 and 2024 vintages amplify the differences between producers. A common vision is...
Chassagne Montrachet, strength and grace of Chardonnay
Historically a land of reds, today Chassagne-Montrachet is among the absolute pinnacles of Chardonnay. More structured and austere wines than its neighbors Puligny and Meursault, with a distinct and deep personality. From “bare mountains” to myth In the Middle Ages...
Wines underwater: La Frassina and the challenge of the Caorle Lagoon
At -2 meters above sea level, amid salt water and historic reclamation, La Frassina produces distinctive, flavorful wines. A countercultural viticulture that strikes a balance between environmental difficulties and technical precision. Easy to make wines at altitude. More complex to...
Mazzei, the white side between Maremma and Sicily
Not only great reds: the Mazzei family also explores the white side with precision and identity, between Vermentino in Maremma and Catarratto in Noto. Two cru from indigenous vines, worked with contemporary sensitivity, that tell of different territories but a...
Cantina Santa Maria and Bellone classic method: the surprise from Latina
A small presentation outside the box reveals an interesting project: a classic method from pure Bellone, long aging on yeasts and an identity to be verified. We are around Latina, where a little-known reality like Cantina Santa Maria tries to...
Tiare Sauvignon: from Collio a bridge between the Loire and the New World
A vertical of more than ten years demonstrates the astonishing capacity for evolution of Roberto Snidarcig’s Collio Sauvignon from Tiare, one of Collio’s most recognizable whites that combines aromatic precision, savoriness and aging capacity, as Riccardo Viscardi recounts. Roberto Snidarcig...
Rosa del Golfo: 60 years of Salento’s iconic rosé
The Rosa del Golfo winery in Alezio is celebrating 60 years of its historic rosé from Negroamaro: Rosa del Golfo. Born in 1964 from the intuition of Mino Calò, the winery is now led by his sons Damiano and Pamela....
Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru: history, terroir and great wines
Corton Charlemagne is one of the great white Grand Crus of Burgundy, located on the hill of Corton between the Côte de Nuits and the Côte de Beaune. Here Chardonnay finds one of its noblest expressions thanks to limestone and...
Great Franciacorta? Producers reject the proposal
Professor Fino’s proposal, which editor Cernilli also mentioned in the last editorial, does not please the Lombard producers of either appellation called into question. Saying no means defending the identity of their appellation, be it Franciacorta or Oltrepò. The idea...
Lambrusco über alles
For decades it has been dismissed as a simple sparkling red. In reality, Lambrusco is one of Italy’s most identifiable and technically complex wines. From Maestri to Sorbara, from Charmat to Metodo Classico, journey into a much more serious –...