I’ve already touched on this topic a couple of years ago, but I can’t help returning to it with a few more reflections. Rome, on a stunning terrace at the Hotel Melià on the Gianicolo, blessed with a beautiful sunny day. I’m here with some friends from Vinodabere.it for the Alto Adige Wines Roadshow. (more…)

This is the most difficult article for me to write. Difficult because I wouldn’t want it to come across as self-congratulation. Wine, for me, is a passion—not a business—so “growing” and taking part in something like this is about nurturing that passion, not about finding clients. (more…)

My last tasting of Georgian wines was about a year ago, and I must say I was quite surprised by those herbal chamomile notes—something I would never have expected from a wine, even a macerated one. (more…)

Is there such a thing as a “Wine Democracy”? Apparently, yes. And what is it based on? Qua.le is Alessandra Quarta’s idea of democratic wine. A wine with a barcode that links you to the website , where you can choose where to allocate 5% of the price of the bottle you purchase. (more…)

A challenging edition, that of 2020. Many uncertainties linked to the ongoing pandemic and to the fact that France, in those very days, was seeing a rise in infections. And yet, the call was strong: 850 wines in competition, more than 70 international judges, and one grape variety—Grenache—at the heart of these two days of judging. (more…)

At Tenuta Eméra, you have to go at sunset. An intense, romantic sunset over the Ionian Sea, best enjoyed from the estate’s lawn—which isn’t really a lawn at all, but the “roof” of the winery… (more…)

We are on our way back from Puglia, and I can’t help but make a detour to Montefusco, in Irpinia, to visit Paolo Mastroberardino. (more…)

Gioia del Colle, on a hot August afternoon. I’m at Cantine Polvanera, welcomed by Filippo Cassano, owner and winemaker of the estate. We are received in the winery’s dehor, before beginning the actual visit. (more…)