Before talking about what I had the pleasure of tasting, I have to give a big round of applause to its creativity and packaging.
This is one of those products that manages to captivate even before the first sip.
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Yes, I admit it—the idea of having to taste 100 artisanal panettoni from all over Italy is a bit intimidating. But with the friends from vinodabere.it, you don’t back down, and fortunately the tasting is organized into three panels, which reduces the number of samples. Not by much, but still… (more…)
TrentoDoc producers since 1961. A passion for winemaking, combined with the desire to produce Metodo Classico in full respect of its tradition—therefore Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in their sparkling wines, with the aim of best expressing the values of a region that Lucia describes as “small,” yet home to Italy’s first denomination dedicated to the traditional method. (more…)
“A fragment of the Aosta Valley torn away by the Mont Blanc glacier.”
This is how Lia Falconieri likes to describe the territory where the winery produces its wines. A morainic soil, made of sand and pebbles, where the vines struggle to find nourishment. (more…)
Patrizio Gorini, Sales Director Italy at Erste+Neue, a cooperative winery from Alto Adige, shares with us—and with Maurizio Valeriani of Vinodabere.it—his reflections both on the aging potential of Alto Adige white wines and on the role of a cooperative structure in managing a pandemic emergency like the one we are currently experiencing.
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It’s always difficult to get the chance to taste the Bordò wines from the Marche. Very few producers, with extremely limited quantities—ranging from just a few hundred to at most a thousand bottles—make this wine, in fact, a privilege for very few. (more…)
Palazzone is a family-run winery. A winery that openly declares a strong connection to the territory of Orvieto. (more…)
By now, I’ve gotten used to seeing Joe Bastianich in the role of a judge, just as I’ve grown accustomed to hearing my son Federico say—every time I put a not-so-perfect dish on the table, and with a spot-on imitation of Joe’s voice—“for me, this is a no…” (of course, spinning the plate halfway before setting it down).
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Marco Reitano, in addition to being Chef Sommelier of La Pergola restaurant at the Rome Cavalieri Hotel in Rome, is also president of the association “Noi di Sala” and organizer of the event “Pass 2020,” dedicated to the theme of front-of-house service in the restaurant industry. (more…)
We are at Life of Wine, a demanding edition due to the many restrictions caused by Covid, yet a successful one—marked not only by great attention to safety, but also by a highly engaging theme: the aging potential of wine. (more…)
Gioia del Colle, a unique territory. A small consortium that continues to grow year after year, successfully enhancing the distinctive character of this area through both easy-drinking wines and outstanding expressions of excellence. (more…)
Yes, there are many ways to “have breakfast” on a Saturday morning. I chose to do it by visiting my friend Marco Sciarrini and letting myself be pampered by the Champagne masterclass he led as part of the “Divingustare 2020” event, currently taking place (until Monday) at the Città dell’Altra Economia in Testaccio. (more…)
