White & Rosé Wines
Tastings and reviews dedicated to white and rosé wines.
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi: Marche Dedication
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi 2013 Classico Superiore Andrea Felici Recently I received a lovely Christmas gift! What? Wine, of course. A friend, stopping by my trusted wine shop, asked the owner for a recommendation – someone who knows my tastes very well – and bought me a few bottles.
Together You Drink Wine and Sell It
Together You Drink Wine and Sell It: Pecorino e Cococciola Tollo We've already discussed the importance of the Private Label market within wine sales in Italy; today however we'll shed more light and go to taste for you...
Vetere: a Fascinating Organic Rosé Wine
We have already written about the San Salvatore estate when reviewing the excellent Jungano, which had impressed us with its quality. Having visited the wine shop some time ago, I had been captivated by the delicate and elegant color of Vetere, another product from the can...
Est! Est!! Est!!! Foltone: the importance of Roscetto
While I was talking with Marco Carpineti's daughter and tasting their wines, a young man approached me – he must have been about twenty years old; friendly and straightforward, he seemed to know a bit too much to be a simple enthusiast. My eye fell on his...
EST!EST!EST! The Story of Martino: Servant Sommelier
I confess, I am someone who lets himself be seduced by wine labels and names! One day I was wandering around a supermarket and while browsing the flyer on the wine page I noticed this wine with the strange name EST!EST!EST! by Cantina Bigi, truly unknown to me!
Girofle a Fixed Idea: Raise Your Glass
I'm generally not a rosé lover, I never have been, but during my "complicated relationship" with the world of wine, I've learned never to approach anything with preconceptions. At a tasting I was offered as a first wine a rosato that would immediately capture my sympathy...
Sauvignon Ferruccio Sgubin: Collio meets the sea (at the table)
Hunger knocking at your stomach, car near one of your favorite restaurants in the area: you stop. I'm at Mamma Perdonami, in the province of Padova, the weather is warm but made pleasant by a light breeze, the flower beds are green and well-tended and flanked by the aromatic herbs used in the kitchen: we decisively sit outside!
Komic: the Family Sauvignon
Today we'll take you on a little journey into the wines of Friuli! We'll be tasting one of the whites that, when crafted in a certain way, win over my palate: a Sauvignon. The winery this time is Komic, run by brothers Francesco, Cla...
Baccabianca: Cortese like Guido
Guido Zampaglione is a figure in the wine world who intrigues me greatly – he has, ever since I first tasted one of his wines, and the intrigue only deepened when I read his résumé. A varied background that began with a degree...
Fish courses, no Fiano was ever more appropriate
Dinner with fish and Fiano 2010 Terredora: the pleasure of inconsistency After a string of intense work days, it does you good to relax with a restaurant dinner, avoiding dishes to wash and the effort of thinking about what to cook!Obviousl...
The emotions of a Cuprese from 1992
Colonnara, a cooperative with 110 members, is a wonderful Marche-based producer located in the Castelli di Jesi area, in the municipality of Cupramontana. It is a producer deeply committed to enhancing the distinctive qualities of Verdicchio, a grape that never ceases to amaze us with the wines it produces...
Montonico White Wine, an Abruzzo Native Grape
Santapupa Abruzzo Doc Montonico 2012 Today we rediscover an ancient native white-berry grape variety from the hills of Teramo, particularly from the inland area of the municipality of Bisenti. Ciapparone, bottato, racciapollona are some of the synonyms...