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Franco Bernabei as seen by Giuseppe Mazzocolin

Editorial Staff
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Giuseppe Mazzocolin recalls his friendship with Franco Bernabei: the pioneering years of Italian wine, Chianti Classico, technical rigor, and a personal bond that lasted until the very end. We received the following from Giuseppe Mazzocolin of Fèlsina a request to...
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Farewell to Emidio Pepe, the patriarch of Abruzzo wine

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With the passing of Emidio Pepe, one of the great champions of Italian wine is gone. A pioneer of high-quality Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, he demonstrated—at a time when few believed it possible—that the region’s great wines could stand the test of...
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Franco Bernabei has passed away

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We have just received the sad news of the passing of winemaker Franco Bernabei, the “father” of Flaccianello, Fontalloro, Ugolaia, Bucerchiale, and many other great wines. With Franco Bernabei , one of the winemakers who has had the greatest impact on contemporary...
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Wine tradition: identity or myth?

Daniele Cernilli
by Daniele Cernilli0
What does it really mean to call a wine “traditional”? Behind an overused term lies history, marketing and territorial identity. Daniele Cernilli reflects on the relationship between memory and modernity, questioning the too casual use of a word that often...
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A remembrance of Alessio Di Majo

Daniele Cernilli
by Daniele Cernilli0
Daniele Cernilli remembers his friendship with Alessio Di Majo, a key figure in Molisian vitienology. Alessio left us on April 19, leaving everyone dismayed and saddened. It was among the things I didn’t want to experience. I knew he hadn’t...
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Pia Donata Berlucchi passed away

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Pia Donata Berlucchi has passed away at the age of 83. She was a protagonist of Brescian oenology and longtime president of the Fratelli Berlucchi winery, a historic entity in Borgonato di Corte Franca. Founded in 1927 by her father...
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The Gold of Paola Di Mauro

Daniele Cernilli
by Daniele Cernilli0
Paola di Mauro’s farm in Colle Picchioni is turning 50 years old. There will be celebrations and memories. But alongside the latter, Daniele Cernilli wants to reintroduce a story he wrote in 2014 that he has slightly revised, updating it...