Tastings
This section contains articles about wine tastings that the DoctorWine team conducts around Italy: by types, wineries, vintages.
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...
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...