Tastings
This section contains articles about wine tastings that the DoctorWine team conducts around Italy: by types, wineries, vintages.
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...
Timorasso Il Montino de La Colombera: substance, contrasts and longevity
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....
Best 10 sparkling wines within 32 euros
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...
Giovanni Terenzi, his 80th birthday and the deep meaning of contemporary wine
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....
A century of Monfortino di Giacomo Conterno, historical vertical tasting
We decided to reintroduce today an extraordinary and unique tasting that Vinogodi, aka Marco Manzoli, proposed to us in 2014, who wanted to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Monfortino in his own way. We have updated it with tastings of...
The best 10 Italian white wines under 25 euros
Quality is not a matter of price: here are ten white wines that show how in Italy you can drink very well without spending too much. Let’s discover the authentic face of Italian wine, with a selection that tells about...
Champagne Drappier, authenticity as a form of luxury
Authenticity, craftsmanship and a contemporary vision: the Maison Drappier continues to distinguish itself as one of Champagne’s most identity-driven establishments. Led today by the eighth generation, it maintains a deeply peasant soul, enhancing the Pinot Noir of the Côte des...
Masciarelli’s Trebbiano d’Abruzzo Riserva Marina Cvetic, a masterpiece of longevity
An exciting vertical tasting at Castello di Semivicoli confirms the extraordinary aging capacity of the Masciarelli family’s Trebbiano d’Abruzzo Riserva Marina Cvetic. From the history of the wine dedicated to Marina, to the analysis of individual vineyards and the tasting...
The 10 best Italian red wines under 30 euros
Italy offers a wealth of extraordinary wines even in the “accessible” range, below the 30 euro threshold. Red wines with character, elegance and harmony, often little known. There is a myth that to drink a good Italian red wine you...
Chablis Les Clos: the Grand Cru symbol of elegance and longevity
Vinogodi continues its journey into drinking Burgundy and guides us to discover Grand Cru Chablis Les Clos: history, unique terroir and tastings of prestigious vintages from Moreau, Droin, Dauvissat, Ravenau and other iconic producers. The name Chablis comes from a...
Sassicaia: the complete vertical tasting
From 1968, the first vintage, to the latest currently on the market, 2022. Here are all the vintages ever produced of Tenuta San Guido’s Sassicaia, the progenitor of Bolgheri wines. The wine that marked a turning point in Tuscan and...
Mastroberardino: the Metodo Classico after 147 years of history
After 147 years of history, Mastroberardino signs its first Metodo Classico: a long-awaited step, thought out and perfectly consistent with the vision of the historic Irpinia winery. Thus Ripe d’Altura and Ell’èNoir were born, a project that tells the story...
Burgundy drinking: Chablis Grands Cru
The seven Chablis Grands Cru represent the qualitative pinnacle of Chablis. Discover characteristics, terroir and identity of the Climats that configure the absolute excellence of Chardonnay chablisienne. Vinogodi‘s story continues. With this fourth installment we enter the heart of the...
Graziano Merotto, 80 years of Prosecco and passion
In 2025 Graziano Merotto turns 80 and celebrates with two special wines: the Metodo Classico Rosé(lla), dedicated to his wife Rossella, and the Cuvée del Fondatore 80 anni. A tribute to love and territory. For us, Sissi Baratella. The legacy...
Paternoster: 100 years of Vulture. A shooting star?
One hundred years of Paternoster: between the myth of Aglianico del Vulture, the new course dictated by the Tommasi family with Barone Rotondo 2020 and the recovery of an ancient snowfield, of great archaeological, social and geological value. Riccardo Viscardi...
Roggiano: quality meets solidarity
Beautiful wine stories: Cantina Vignaioli Morellino di Scansano launches a limited edition of its flagship wine Roggiano to support SKEEP, an association that promotes sports and inclusion in Grosseto. A special edition for a special project La Cantina Vignaioli Morellino...
Burgundy drinking: Premier Cru of Chablis
From the typical Kimmeridgian soils of Chablis come pure, taut, saline wines. Vinogodi presents us with six unique interpretations of Chardonnay, between freshness, complexity and mineral memory. The elegance of stone and time. Drinking a Chablis is like sipping a...