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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Italy
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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The wines of Cortese, Sicily
Website: https://www.agricolacortese.com/ After protracted negotiations, Stefano and Marina Girelli purchased Cortese from Giovanno Cortese in 2016. It’s a wine estate
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IDDA, Gaja’s new Etna winery, where they will focus their considerable efforts on making white wines from Carricante
Lisse Garnett met with Gaia Gaja to find out more ‘Elegant wines that are difficult to understand’ drew Angelo Gaja
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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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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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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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