Tenimenti Leone and the synergy with the territory of Lazio
It doesn’t happen very often that I write about wines from Lazio. (more…)
Mandrolisai and the Garagisti of Sorgono
People often ask me, “Can you recommend a wine for dinner tonight?” I admit that when I hear this question I always feel like answering “Mandrolisai.” The problem is that, unless the question is asked by an “expert,” the word “Mandrolisai” is usually met with an expression from my interlocutor that sounds like “what?”. It’s a pity, but I think it’s only a matter of time. (more…)
L’Olivera, wine, the social approach and the urban vineyard of Barcelona.
It’s not every day that you come across, in the world of wine, words like utopia, reality, loyalty and resilience. It happened to me recently in Bologna, at the Slow Wine Fair, at the stand of the Catalan friends of “L’Olivera”. As much as I can understand and love Spanish, it took me a while to grasp their project. On the table there was a range of wines, but from the words of Pau Moragas, the person I had the pleasure of speaking with, I understood that L’Olivera is something different. (more…)
