Highlights: Viticoltori de Conciliis Donnaluna Aglianico 2018 Paestum IGP, Italy
Viticoltori de Conciliis is based in southern Campania and was founded as a winery in 1996. This is when three
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Highlights: Castello Banfi Rosso di Montalcino 2019 Toscana, Italy
Banfi are the biggest players by far in Tuscany’s Montalcino region, with 950 hectares under vine. But this isn’t an
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In Piemonte, visiting Roberto Voerzio, one of Barolo’s star producers
Roberto Voerzio is one of the leading names in Barolo. He went out on his own in 1986, and was
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In Franciacorta: Cortefusia, an exciting new project
Website: http://www.cortefusia.com/home/ Cortefusia is one of the most exciting projects in Franciacorta. It’s a collaboration between Daniele Gentile (winemaker) and
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In Franciacorta: visiting Ca’ del Bosco
There is Franciacorta, and then there is Ca’ del Bosco. It’s the most visible of Franciacorta’s producers, if not technically
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Franciacorta: Italy’s star sparkling wine
Franciacorta is Italy’s leading traditional method sparkling wine, and in its home country it is highly prized. But just 15%
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Querciabella, one of Tuscany’s top wineries, who employ vegan biodynamics
Querciabella was founded in 1974 by Giuseppe (Pepito) Castiglioni, who had made money in steel and had fallen in love
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Langhe Nebbiolo, a study
Langhe Nebbiolo is a success story, but some of this success may be coming at the expense of other local
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Chianti from Frescobaldi
Marchesi Frescobaldi is an old Tuscan family wine company that dates back an astonishing 700 years. It’s currently headed up
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Spotlight on Barolo from the 2017 vintage: 59 wines tasted
I tasted these 59 Barolos at an excellent tasting of Barolo, Barbaresco and Langhe Nebbiolo held a month ago at
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