Tag : wine criticism

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Wine as a cultural category: Sorelli’s book

Stefania Vinciguerra
by Stefania Vinciguerra0
The Molecule of Civilization proposes a reading of wine as an interpretive tool of human history. An ambitious operation that intercepts a gap in contemporary wine discourse: much technique, little cultural elaboration. When Director Cernilli turned this book over to...
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Is it all the wine’s fault?

Daniele Cernilli
by Daniele Cernilli0
Wine is under attack: accused of everything, including declining consumption, media criticism and poor representation. Yet the sector endures, amid difficulties and fragmentation, continuing to work and support an entire industry. It needs more clarity and perhaps a strong voice...
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15 years of DoctorWine: independence, criticism, vision

Stefania Vinciguerra
by Stefania Vinciguerra0
c_row] Fifteen years ago DoctorWine was born. An independent project, born to tell the story of Italian wine with rigor and freedom of judgment. A tale of Italian wine that continues, with the same curiosity as then. Stefania Vinciguerra tells...
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Watch out for those four

Daniele Cernilli
by Daniele Cernilli0
It was the year 1993, and this photo testifies to a pioneering way of working, at least seen through today’s eyes: a “de visu” operational meeting for the 1994 Guide to the Wines of Italy. We were meeting in Viareggio,...
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Fans and wine guides

Daniele Cernilli
by Daniele Cernilli0
Controversy over wine guides often stems from a territorial cheer that biases judgments. But awards are not about parochialism: what matters is widespread quality, critical recognition and the time it takes for an area to really establish itself. Daniele Cernilli...
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Anachronistic Brunello. Daniele Cernilli reflects on criticism

Daniele Cernilli
by Daniele Cernilli0
A young critic calls Brunello di Montalcino wines from the southern area, from Sesta to Sant’Angelo in Colle, “anachronistic,” accusing them of being too alcoholic and full-bodied. But wine, like art, should be interpreted, not bent to the taste of...
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American wine criticism between expertise and competition

Daniele Cernilli
by Daniele Cernilli0
Evaluations of Italian wines by major American critics diverge strikingly. It comes to mind that this is a kind of score marketing, that is, they take into account principles governing competition and editorial positioning. American wine critics who cover Italy...