Exploring wineries
Exploring wineries, visits to wineries, chats with producers, tastings of the year’s production or old vintages. Everything about a winery tour.
Longevity according to Di Meo
Forty years of research have culminated in the Fiano 1993 and the Cuvée 100 Roberto Di Meo. From our correspondent in Campania, Antonella Amodio. When discussing the aging potential of Italian white wines today, the name Di Meo holds a...
Vajra: The Long Life of Barolo
A family story, a vision forged over time, and absolute loyalty to the region. Erika Mantovan visited the G.D. Vajra winery and traces the choices that have made it a benchmark in the Langhe: from organic farming to the historic...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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....
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...