Terroirs & Grapes
Discovering Italy's wine territories and native grape varieties.
Wines of Lombardia: Tasting These Terroirs
I attended the event "La Lombardia presenta la sua carta dei vini" organized by the Associazione Go Wine a few days ago in Rome. And I had yet another personal confirmation of the journey that the Lombardia region is making in the pursuit of production excellence and wine quality...
A JOURNEY THROUGH THE CONTRADE OF ETNA
August 2013, after a long train journey, I finally arrive on the slopes of Etna. The volcano, which seems not to have lost its habit, welcomes me with smoke. The high, warm sun illuminates the Etnean vines with a vivid light. From here begins the...
Explosions of Flavor: Discover Volcanic Wines
Soave in Veneto, the vini dei Castelli Romani in Lazio, Aglianico in Campania or Moscato di Pantelleria. What do these wines have in common? Apparently nothing, but deep down, precisely in the soil, we find the common denominator that makes these wines unique in the Italian and world wine landscape...
Umbria: A Thousand Landscapes and Flavors
The Jewel Box of Italy - Umbria: the only Italian region, together with the alpine Valle d'Aosta and the bilingual Trentino Alto Adige, to have no sea access, almost as if wanting to hide its treasures from the raids of frantic and seasonal tourists. Almost as v...
Gamba di Pernice, an Endangered Grape Variety
In the province of Asti, between the Monferrato and the Langhe, nestled among hills covered with vineyards, lies the municipality of Calosso. It is in this area of lower Piedmont – where barbera and moscato reign supreme – that an indigenous grape called Gamba di Pernice is cultivated...
The Children of Nebbiolo, the King of Wines
If one day we were seized by the curiosity to venture into the world of nebbiolo, we might discover, tasting after tasting, how this grape variety can express a splendid potential of aromas and flavors. Nebbiolo is indeed one of the finest and most elegant grapes Italy can boast...
Oltrepò and Franciacorta, discover the wines of Lombardia
LOMBARDIAN BUBBLES FROM FRANCIACORTA TO OLTREPO' PAVESE The territory of Franciacorta is bounded to the east by the rocky moraine hills of Rodengo, Ome, Gussago and Cellatica, to the north by the southern shores of Lago d'Iseo and the last fo...
Amarone Della Valpolicella the Legend of the Wine
MYTH AND LEGEND OF A WINE AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA is a dry passito wine DOCG produced in the area of Valpolicella, in the Verona region. It is a world-famous wine, whose "birth" seems to have come about by chance! It is produced with ...
Friuli Venezia Giulia: Homeland of Sauvignon
Sauvignon blanc is a grape variety traditionally considered to originate from the Loire river region in France. Famous are the Sauvignon wines of Sancerre and Puilly Fumé, where the clay and limestone soils and particular microclimates characterize them for their aromatic complexity and acidity...
Sassicaia, the Bordeaux-style wine of Tenuta San Guido
Learning from wine is what I have always done – you discover territories, company philosophies, different grape varieties, just as different are the imprints they leave when you taste them. Beyond theory, getting hands-on with the hard yet rewarding work that exists behind the bottle is as important as it is moving...
Aglianico and terroir: the difficult grape variety
Today we talk about one of the most important red grape varieties of southern Italy, the Aglianico, a grape that produces great wines and is cultivated across many different territories. Wines that, considering the different territorial characteristics and the various winery interpretations, are certainly among the most important in Italy, even if not always among the most well-known.
Gewurztraminer: a sincere and recognizable grape variety
Dear WineatWine friends, today I want to tell you about a wine I personally love very much. Do you like wines that are honest, sincere, and instantly recognizable? Then Gewurztraminer, also known as Traminer aromatico (Gewurz) or Savagnin, is the wine for you. R...