Highlights: Occhipinti Vino di Contrada BB Frappato 2016 Sicily, Italy
Arianna Occhipinti makes three different Vino di Contrada wines: BB, PT and FL. They are from different parts of the
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In Piedmonte: visiting Giuseppe Rinaldi, with Alessia and Carlotta
This was my first professional visit in Piedmont, and as they go, it was quite a good start. It was
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Visiting Gaja, one of Piedmont’s top producers, and seeing the new Alta Langa vineyards
Barbaresco is a small town, and it is pretty much dominated by one producer, Gaja, who put this Piedmont appellation
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Highlights: G.D. Vajra Langhe Nebbiolo 2019 Piedmont, Italy
I had this wine last night at a lovely restaurant in Pollenza, in Piedmont. It was a fancy place, but
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Pio Cesare: 140 years of benchmark Barolo and Barbaresco
This was a tasting to celebrate 140 years of this important Piedmont producer, whose production is split almost equally between
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Chianti Classico: 46 top wines tasted and rated
Held in May 2021 in London (one of six global Chianti Classico events, including Chicago, New York, Monaco, Firenze and
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Montecalvi, an exciting small producer from Chianti Classico
Website: https://www.montecalvi.com/ Montecalvi is an old vineyard and wine has been made here since the 15th century. It became an
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Prosecco: wines from two good producers, Le Rughe and Anna Spinato
These Proseccos are from two producers – Le Rughe and Anna Spinato – imported into the UK by the Beverage
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Highlights: Figli Luigi Oddero Barbaresco Rombone 2016 Piedmont, Italy
I’m getting into Nebbiolo, and this is a good one. Justerini & Brooks Italian buyer Giles Burk-Gaffney is a big
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Highlights: Pietradolce Archineri Etna Rosso 2017 Sicily, Italy
Pietradolce was established in 2005 (first vintage 2009), and they have 11 hectares of vines planted in high altitude sites
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