Sparkling Wines
Sparkling wines, Prosecco, Franciacorta and Champagne: the entire world of bubbles.
Franciacorta millesimati by Chiara Ziliani, pleasant surprises
I had heard about the winery of Chiara Ziliani, although, shamefully, I had never tasted her Franciacorta. Finding myself at Vinitaly, what better opportunity to fill this gap? I therefore stopped by the stand and tasted the various Franciacorta produced...
James Dean, Aston Martin DB5 and Coupè Monterossa
Monterossa is a historic winery in Franciacorta: headquartered in Bornato, 75 hectares of vineyards, 500,000 bottles per year, 4.5 million euros in revenue. Managed by Emanuele Rabotti, son of founder Paolo, it also "boasts" the presence, among its shareholders, of Oscar Farinetti who owns 33% of the company.
The Antica Fratta Winery and Its Bubbles
Year-end toast, discovering the Franciacorta Antica Fratta Satén, Brut, Dry or Doux? The eternal indecision! The various nuances that Franciacorta can take on are many and delicate, and sometimes a daring pairing can be fatal. In a ...
Astoria 9.5 Cold Wine Brut
the sparkling wine for lounge environments
Anna Maria Clementi, the timeless cuvée
A winery that needs no introduction. Among the pioneers of Franciacorta, Ca' del Bosco demonstrates every year that its spumanti represent an archetype of production in this territory, wines always capable of surprising and moving at the same tim...
Valdobbiadene Cartizze Superiore Col Vetoraz: the wine chosen by the Obamas
Today we're in the mood for bubbles again! Our choice fell on a Veneto winery: Col Vetoraz, located at the highest point of Cartizze, in S. Stefano di Valdobbiadene, at about 400 meters above sea level, in a corner of paradise from which you can admire this fantastic area packed with vineyards!...
Joi: There's Always a First Time
We have often written about San Salvatore, with articles on Jungano, Vetere and Pino di Stio. It is a very young winery, but one that has made a truly strong start. The cornerstone is Peppino Pagano, already a successful entrepreneur in the hot...
Bela: from the Slovenian Carso, the undisgorgement metodo classico
The Carso is a rocky limestone plateau stretching across north-eastern Italy, in the provinces of Gorizia and Trieste, into Western Slovenia, Northern Istria, and continuing to the north-west of Croatia. Limestone rocks, notoriously soluble due to the action of certain atmospheric agents, such as carbonic acid contained in rainwater, are shaped over time and take on breathtaking forms while also influencing the composition of the soils...
Kius by Marco Carpineti: Lazio Has Its Sparkling Wines Too
I recently happened to read a list of the "100 best-working wineries." I understand it's not easy to compile such a list, as the author justified himself in responding to some comments; but, before making a catalogue of this type, one should explain the parameters behind the choices...
Xenium blanc de noirs metodo classico
Domini Dauni is a young winery that, as the name suggests, is located near the Appennino Dauno, in the Foggia area, specifically in San Severo. The mountains near which we find ourselves form the natural extension of the Appennino Sannita and are...
Omomorto sparkling wine "intentionally declassified"
THE NEW SPARKLING WINES: DURELLO OMOMORTO In Gambellara, among the hills straddling the Vicenza and Verona areas, lies the cantina Menti Giovanni. This unique winery follows the principles of biodynamics, whereby agricultural production operates in an ethically respectful manner towards the environment and labor, so as to produce foods that nourish the whole human being, not just the physical component ...
Astro Sparkling Wine, a Neapolitan Star
The product I am about to tell you about holds, for me, a strong emotional content within its bottle. Inside the glass, among its bubbles and in its straw-yellow fabric lies the essence of my land, in the strictest sense of the word...