Exploring wineries
Exploring wineries, visits to wineries, chats with producers, tastings of the year’s production or old vintages. Everything about a winery tour.
Ampeleia and Cabernet Franc, a winning combination
About Cabernet Franc and Ampeleia being a winning combination, there is now no shadow of doubt. This is also thanks to a cohesive, close-knit and competent staff, aided by oenologist and director Marco Tait, from Trentino and Maremma by adoption,...
Cà du Ferrà, authentic wines with an ancient soul
From the passion for native grape varieties to the rediscovery of Ruzzese with the birth of a new wine: Zero tolleranza per il silenzio. This is the path of Cà du Ferrà. Cà du Ferrà It must be such a...
Vajo dei Masi, the value of time
This very special Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, Vajo dei Masi, is now being released in the 1999 vintage. After the classic production route, it rests in a nitrogen-protected atmosphere for twenty years. The result is extraordinary. On the occasion of...
Grola 2022 Allegrini: welcome to the Valpolicella Doc
The Grola pays homage to the territory with the first Grola. It sounds like a play on words, but no. Because Allegrini’s Grola has grown up, Sissi Baratella‘s word. And gives us the first Grola Valpolicella Classico Superiore. The Grola...
Abraxas’ new course in Pantelleria
The Scudieri family enters the Pantelleria area with the purchase of the historic Abraxas winery, enriching the island with an important player. Federico Latteri, a Sicilian taster and our correspondent, talked about it in Cronache di Gusto. Abraxas, one of...
Tenuta Maryamado, Tuscan Farm 3.0
A French-Saudi property of the Khashoggi family, the Tenuta Maryamado proposes a modern agricultural, wine and landscape regeneration project, as told by Stefania Vinciguerra. Let’s start with the name, which certainly does not sound Tuscan, but hides the ancient Lucignano...
Under Water Wines: the wines at the bottom of the sea of Campania by Tommasone
That of aging wines underwater is not just a fad: the conditions created under the sea are very favorable for wine maturation. Antonella Amodio gave it a try, tasting Tommasone’s sparkling wines aged in the cellar and underwater. The under...
Vigna Cigliano Solfatara vineyard, the new cru from Cantine Federiciane 1951
Antonella Amodio tells us about the Palumbo family’s Cantine Federiciane 1951 and the new Vigna Cigliano Solfatara wine project in the Campi Flegrei. “Cantine Federiciane is a journey that begins with the passionate work of four generations of farmers united...
Maculan Award: sweet wines with savory dishes
The Maculan Prize, the competition for the best pairings of sweet wines and savory dishes, is back. Taste-olfactory and emotional combinations capable of ranging from the immediacy of concordance to the wonder of contrasts. Alessandra Ruggi went to the presentation...
Farina Wines, when research enters the enterprise
The fourth generation of the Farina family has embarked on a collaboration with the University of Verona for an interesting research project. Among other aims is to test the materials used in the aging, maturation and preservation of wines, as...
Cabernet Sauvignon Tenuta Liliana: the Salento of the Future
Antonio and Liliana Intiglietta have focused on Cabernet Sauvignon for their estate in Salento. Supporting them in their project is estate director Andrea Fattizzo, an agronomist and oenologist, with advice from Carlo Ferrini. Erika Mantovan tells us about it. Deep...
Sustainability according to Varvaglione
The fourth generation of the Varvaglione family is very sensitive to the issue of both social and environmental sustainability. Annalucia Galeone went to see what good practices are being adopted. Marzia, Angelo and Chicca represent the fourth generation of the...
La Tordera, the three souls of Prosecco
The Vettoretti family of the La Tordera winery has been growing Glera in that of Valdobbiadene for more than a century, then expanded production in the other Prosecco areas: the other Docg, that of Asolo, and the Prosecco Doc. Always...
Wine defender Tava, practically the name of a superhero
The superhero in question are the terracotta wine jars created by Tava, a Trentino-based company that studies clays and their interaction with wine to create amphorae tailored to the producer. A modern superhero who goes by the name of Tava,...
Caveau Bosan, the novelty of the Gerardo Cesari company.
The historic Gerardo Cesari winery, rooted in the Valpolicella territory, presents its newest addition: the Caveau Bosan, where historical vintages of the famous Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva Bosan are kept. Caveau Bosan is the newest addition to the Gerardo...
Chiorri, historic Umbrian winery
More than 130 years of history for one of Umbria’s most historic wineries. Founded in 1890, Cantina Chiorri embodies the expression of the ancient tradition of the Colli Perugini. The Chiorri Winery embodies the expression of the ancient winemaking tradition...
Les Chevaliers, the qualitative breakthrough of the Cave des Onze Communes
Cave des Onze Communes is the largest wine cooperative in the Aosta Valley. With the new Fumin Les Chevaliers, made with the advice of Beppe Caviola, the quality breakthrough is assured. With the arrival at the largest cooperative in the...
Muratori presents the still wines of Franciacorta
The Muratori family winery presents two novelties, the result of experimentation outside the comfort-zone of Franciacorta: a still Chardonnay and a Pinot Noir, bearing the signature of Riccardo Cotarella. The birth of a new wine is always a celebration for...
La Ricolla, natural wines from the Riviera di Levante
Anyone who thinks DoctorWine is against natural wines tout court should read this article. For La Ricolla, natural wines from the Levante Riviera, an exception can be made… “But do you have the winemaker?”. To this question Daniele Parma looks...
Riesling Renano Roeno, a family affair
The Fugatti siblings, Cristina, Roberta and Giuseppe, with the new generation already coming into the business, set their sights on Riesling Renano a decade ago and achieved some really interesting results. Riesling Renano for Roeno is a family affair. On...
Brentonico, viticulture and mountain landscape
As a direct testimony, some thoughts on the Brentonico Plateau, Monte Baldo and the dialogue between viticulture and the mountain landscape. These were the subject of a very interesting conference. If I told you. Brentonico do I bring anything to...
Nicolas Feuillatte defies gravity with Mika
Champagne house Nicolas Feuillatte relies on eclectic artist Mika to launch a bridge to young consumers and “defy gravity” with a festive, poetic and colorful style. Colorful and artistic, in two words Defying Gravity. Ecco la nuova collaborazione della casa...
Opportunity in adversity: Opera Unica of Donnafugata
A Chardonnay attacked by botrytis cinerea allowed the birth of a “Opera Unica” wine, taking advantage of a production opportunity in the climatic adversity. This story is a demonstration that sometimes “not all evils come to harm” or that often...
Allegrini’s La Poja, diva by nature
An iconic wine born 40 years ago, Allegrini’s La Poja confirms its appeal and consolidates its image while remaining true to itself. The Allegrini family with 2024 began a new course, under the banner of respect for their history and...
Agar Limited Edition, Tenute Muròla
Red wine of 2018, a tribute to Agar Bonati Sorbatti by his family. Agar Limited Edition is a very rare wine, only 100 bottles, created to celebrate the 1923 engineering degree of the owners’ grandmother. Some time ago we got...
The oenological case of Di Meo’s wines
You may or may not love them, but you cannot disregard Roberto Di Meo’s Irpinian wines. They constitute a real “oenological case,” as they also come out decades after the harvest, accomplices being very long refinements in steel. Remember “The...
Berlucchi and Caccia al Piano: Ziliani’s winning pairing.
Franciacorta since the 1960s and Bolgheri since the early 2000s are the territories where the Ziliani family has invested to produce better and better wines. We are waiting to see the results of the latest investment in Oltrepò. Berlucchi and...
The 100th anniversary of Cascina Maddalena
The boutique winery Cascina Maddalena, located in the heart of the Lugana appellation, in the very hamlet that gives its name to the whole appellation, will turn 100 years old in 2024. Four acres, 90 percent conducted in Turbiana, and...
Michele Perillo’s Fiano di Avellino is born
Cantina Michele Perillo, Castelfranci’s Taurasi excellence, is launching its Fiano di Avellino produced in only 1,000 bottles with the 2022 vintage. In the village of Castelfranci, nestled in the hills of Irpinia, the Michele Perillo Winery, an authentic jewel of...
Here comes Trace of Rose by Matilde Poggi, Le Fraghe
In Veronese Gardesano territory, between the Lake and the Adige Valley, Matilde Poggi wanted to make a great pink wine. Now he does and has named it Track of Pink. Le Fraghe di Matilde Poggi is a winery-sized winemaker. Total...