Sparkle is a guide created in 2002, when attention to dry sparkling wine was decidedly lower than it is today.
From the smile of Francesco D’Agostino, director of “Cucina & Vini” and editor-in-chief of the guide, it is clear the satisfaction and pride of having reached the twenty-second edition of the guide.
We share with him reflections, surprises and projects for the next editions.
From September 7 to 13, Piazza di Siena will host the 23rd edition of Vinòforum. Emiliano
“Did you already know you were making one of the world’s greatest red wines?” “Yes. That’s
There are places you can only truly understand when someone tells you how they were first
I waited a little before writing this article. Then, I thought to myself, “Well, some things
From 24 July to 16 August, Italy’s wine country will once again come alive with one
For years, rosé wine searched for legitimacy. It had to live with the prejudice of being
There are events designed to produce a ranking. And then there are events designed to leave
“We got it wrong.” There are words that do not come from the mind, but from
I still have in my mind the image of Michele Lorenzetti bending down, picking up a
There was a time when rosé wine occupied only a marginal place on wine lists and
There is a place in Turin that perhaps more than any other tells the story of
Italian wine tourism probably has the greatest potential in the world. Yet, according to Donatella Cinelli
Six glasses are lined up on the table. Three contain Gaglioppo, three Barolo. No labels. No
When we think of a wine region, our minds often turn immediately to the wine that
Some wines belong to a place, while others, despite being deeply rooted in their origins, possess
There was a time when rosé wine was often seen as a “middle ground” category: neither
Among the most authoritative voices in Italian food and wine journalism, Luciano Pignataro has spent decades
In the increasingly competitive world of Italian sparkling wines, building a clear identity has become essential.
Twenty years told through thousands of glasses, encounters, territories and new visions of wine. The twentieth
There was a time when telling the story of wine, food and territories meant, above all,
