The most famous Italian red wines and their pairings
Italy is one of the world’s leading wine countries. From the relatively cool mountainous north, down to the hot southerly
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Five go to caper island: Celebrating Malvasia in the Aeolian Islands, off the coast of Sicily
Five go to Caper Island! We fly into Catania (Sicily) and drive past Mount Etna to the port of Melazza.
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The wines of Villa Crespia, Franciacorta
I met with Michaela Muratori of Villa Crespia to hear the story of this family-owned winery. It’s a medium-sized operation,
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The wines of Feudi di San Gregorio, Campania, Italy
Website: https://www.feudi.it/en Feudi di San Gregorio are one of the leading producers in Italy’s Campania region. Founded in the mid-1980s,
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The wines of La Fiorita, Montalcino, Tuscany
La Fiorita was founded in 1992 by consultant winemaker Roberto Cipresso. In the mid-noughties Cipresso helped American actor Natalie Oliveros
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In Franciacorta: Corteaura
‘I started this adventure because I loved sparkling wine,’ says Frederico Fossati, as he takes us around his winery, that
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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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