Wineries
Stories, interviews and insights on the finest Italian wineries.
Cantina Sedilesu: discovering the natural flavors of Sardinia
A story that began thirty years ago – the story of Giuseppe Sedilesu's estate and his children. Fifteen hectares in Mamoiada, in the heart of the Barbagia region, at around six hundred and fifty meters above sea level and 16km from Nuoro; we are...
Torre dei Beati: the engineer's wines
We love talking about Abruzzese wines and wineries. Abruzzo is a land full of wonderful realities, both historic and young, producing excellent wines. Among these, we have already written about Torre dei Beati, an emerging winery based in Loreto Apruntino, and their...
Cantine Bresciani: the Revenge of Lambrusco
An ancient wine – the Romans called "Lambrusche" or "Labrusche" the wild vines that climb spontaneously up the trees of the Apennine forests, from which a sharp, rasping wine was made. Much water has passed under the bridge since then; today this wine rep...
Crypta Castagnara: quality within everyone's reach
How often do you find yourself intrigued by a wine because of its label or the name of the winery? It happens to everyone, including me. This time I found myself wondering why the Spiniello family decided to name their winery Crypta Castagnara...
Ferghettina, Franciacorta More Than Emerging
Ferghettina can no longer be considered a surprise. We must now speak of an established winery, one of the main reference points of Franciacorta and its prized wines. The estate was born at the dawn of the 1990s and spans 130 hectares spread across nine municipalities of the denomination, on the sun-drenched hills overlooking Lake Sebino...
Biodynamic Wines with Character: Orsogna Winery
Making wine is an art, there are many dynamics and strategies to evaluate and adopt. Biodynamic wine is synonymous with wine obtained from grapes produced using the biodynamic farming technique, the specifications that define a biodynamic wine are still being defined, as each country has a different climate and a different winemaking tradition...
Milanesi: Philosophy and Essence of Organic Wine
Oltrepo' Pavese, an Italian treasure nestled in the Lombardy region between Piemonte, Emilia and Liguria. This territorial boundary gives this enological pearl beyond the Po the curious shape of a grape cluster. A destiny already written for this land since antiquity, famous especially among the nobility for its excellent wine as well as its many scenic riches...
Cantina Zaccagnini: wine, art and emotions
The Zaccagnini winery, now known throughout the world for its "vini dal tralcetto", was founded in 1978, located in a small Abruzzese village, Bolognano in the province of Pescara. If you are wine and art enthusiasts, this is the ideal place to spen...
Cantina Pasetti: A Mountain Montepulciano
As a proud northern Abruzzese (from Teramo) I love the Montepulciano from Pepe and the wineries that help bring recognition to the only regional Docg Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane, but I must admit that the wines from Azienda Pasetti in Francavilla (Ch) are truly excellent, well crafted and respectful of tradition.
Interview: The Wines of Vesuvius Rediscovered by the Young
Italy, a land always suited to vine cultivation thanks to favorable pedoclimatic conditions, offers a truly advantageous scenario for quality crops. Many wineries, driven by passion and determination, are revaluing territories that have unfortunately been forgotten, as is the case with the cantina vitivinicola Monte Somma Vesuvio...
Miracle Abruzzo... the Wine of Masciarelli
To tell the story of Gianni Masciarelli and his Estate is to tell the story of the rebirth of wine in Abruzzo. It means telling of the tank trucks full of Montepulciano that traveled up the boot of Italy to bolster the wines of the north, poor in color and structure...
Discovering Cantina Soave Borgo Rocca Sveva
La Cantina di Soave is the oldest cooperative entity not only in Soave, but in all of Veneto. Founded in 1898 on via Roma, by 1930 it had 115 members, which grew to 434 in the post-war period and now stands at 2,200. A history spanning more than a century...