White & Rosé Wines
Tastings and reviews dedicated to white and rosé wines.
Perda Pintà: Barbagia on the skins or not?
Today we'll talk about two different twins: Perda Pintà and Perda Pintà sulle bucce from Cantina Giuseppe Sedilesu. But first, let us introduce you to a not-so-well-known grape variety, a native Sardinian from which both wines are made: we're talking about...
Nosiola Foradori 2013: the amphorae and the long maceration
Women in wine are growing in number and importance. I won't mention other names so as not to upset anyone, especially Elisabetta Foradori, about whom I'll tell you today – she would deserve far more words than I'll manage to dedicate to her. I was at...
Manti 2010, the wine you don't expect
The Manti 2010 is a white wine from Lazio made from Chardonnay grapes, produced at Tenuta Ronci di Nepi, a truly under-the-radar wine. I hadn't known about it until last week when I opened the bottle I'd been keeping in my cellar. And since I was genuinely struck by its character, I'm now telling you all about it.
Pietracupa Fiano d'Avellino 2013: sins of youth
I love fiano. An important white wine, complex, capable of aging. I like Pietracupa: a winery born by chance, spontaneously from a simple love of wine, which over time has evolved and managed to build, be patient, and gradually produce excellent products...
Gewurztraminer, Let's Call It by Name: Damian
Now let me introduce you to "DAMIAN" Damian is a Traminer Aromatico D.O.C. produced by Tenuta Kornell; the one I'm going to taste was produced in 2012. The wine presents itself visually brilliant with a beautiful golden yellow color and consistent in the glass with closely spaced arches and slow lacrimation...
Ciro Picariello: the other face of Fiano
I first encountered Picariello's Fiano in 2005 when I was approached at the wine shop where I worked in Mentana (Rome) by a woman who told me about Ciro. She was (and still is) the sister of Picariello's wife, and she wanted me to try a case of six bottles of this Fiano I had never heard of...
Umani Ronchi Vineyards Between Tradition and Progress
MARCHE BETWEEN TRADITION AND INNOVATION An unjustly little-known and underappreciated region, le Marche, given its incredible variety of offerings and its beauty. It ranges from the sea to the hilly areas all the way to the breathtaking panorama offered by Monte Conero...
Tiare, a Great Friulian Sauvignon
I had heard about Tiare, the Sauvignon blanc from the eponymous winery run by Roberto Snidarcig. However, I had never had the chance to taste it. The opportunity arose a few days ago at an event organized by the AIS in Rome, when...
Bulli and that strange unknown of Ortrugo
Bacedasco Alto, province of Piacenza, a land of bubbles or more precisely of sparkling wines, of simplicity and wines for the table, for the meal, for noble or even less noble cured meats, for rich foods and outdoor picnics, to uncork without mental gymnastics, to drink straight from the glass, to enjoy immediately and to try to keep, if thirst allows, for a little while to understand how they evolve in the bottle...
Salmariano Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Classico Riserva
Early Summer Dream There are certainly many memories that my last stay in the Marche has left imprinted in my mind, but if I had to associate this trip with a wine, it would surely be the Verdicchio: on one hand I was struck by the variety of characteristics this grape variety can offer in relation to different winemaking techniques...
Testarossa Pasetti: a trebbiano with character
I belong to a generation that grew up with the myth of the Ferrari "testarossa", perhaps I was in elementary school or at most middle school, and for us that car was synonymous with luxury and extreme speed! During a conversation I was told about this v...
Five Roses: discovering the 5 roses of Salento
FIVE ROSES IGT 2012 LEONE DE CASTRIS This wonderful wine produced in Puglia in Salento, made by the winery LEONE DE CASTRIS, owes its name to a family vineyard called CINQUE ROSE. Legend has it that the vineyard took its name ...