White & Rosé Wines
Tastings and reviews dedicated to white and rosé wines.
Gewurztraminer the challenge continues
ITALY-GERMANY, THE CHALLENGE CONTINUES… What are its origins? Some say Alsace, others Termeno in the province of Bolzano. The fact is that for the first time the name appears in the "Book of Nature" by Megenberg, dean of the cathedral of Regensburg, cit...
A magnificent Cervaro della Sala 2005
I want to tell you about another white wine tasted this summer: the Cervaro della Sala 2005. A great wine, created at the Umbrian estate Castello della Sala by Antinori, a wine family now in its twenty-seventh generation across more than six centuries of...
Colli di Lapio: confirmation with the Fiano 2014
In the past we have tasted several expressions of Fiano d'Avellino, one of the finest wines of Campania and the country as a whole. It is often produced by small rural estates such as the Azienda vitivinicola Colli di Lapio, run by Clelia Romano. Pro...
Pecorino Compared
Casalfarneto e Cantina Tollo Having returned to the spotlight only in the last decade, Pecorino is certainly a wine with great potential that is receiving wide acclaim among wine lovers and industry insiders. The grape variety originates...
Gewurztraminer Kastelaz 2014 by Elena Walch, elegance and complexity
Alto Adige, a land of borders and vineyards. A land that has long distinguished itself for a wine sector characterised by a highly evolved cooperative system. Here the social wineries manage to combine the often opposing demands of the highest quality wines produced and the income guaranteed to member growers...
Gewurztraminer: does price make the difference?
A head-to-head between Elena Walch and Cantine del Coppiere PrefaceBefore diving into the article, a preface: I believe that price does not always make the difference and that often lesser-known wineries (perhaps with lower prices) can pleasantly surprise us – will this be a similar situation?
Pecorino 2014 Marramiero, the white wine of the summer
We last visited the Marramiero winery when we covered the vertical tasting of Dante Marramiero, the Montepulciano Riserva and the estate's flagship wine. Today we talk about the Pecorino, a white wine produced from the native grape of the same name...
Trebbiano d'Abruzzo: A Grape Variety That Transcends Time
Last month I had the privilege of tasting a great Trebbiano d'Abruzzo, a memorable wine I want to tell you about. We're talking about the Trebbiano d'Abruzzo Altare 1996, one of the most successful products from the Abruzzo winery Marramiero. The winery...
The rosé wine of summer 2015: Rosa del Golfo 2014
Rosa del Golfo is the name of both a wine and a winery at the same time. A winery that was founded a couple of centuries ago in Salento, when the family patriarch Leopoldo Calò began cultivating a small plot of land planted with vines and olive trees, thus beginning this story.
Chardonnay Alberta Ferretti, the made in Italy signed by Feudi del Pisciotto
South-eastern Sicily, in the splendid Val di Noto, a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its testimonies of Sicilian Baroque art and more. Here stands an ancient estate born from the skilled conservative restoration of an eighteenth-century fortress: par...
Passerina Vola Volè and the Bees of Cantina Orsogna
Cantina Orsogna 1964 is a very distinctive winery. A cooperative cellar, like many others in the province of Chieti, it was founded in 1964 in the charming village of Orsogna as an olive oil and wine cooperative. Today the Cantina focuses almost entirely on wine production, counting around 600 members across more than 1,200 hectares of vineyards...
Macerated Wines or Orange Wines: a Choice of Quality
Let's clear up any misconceptions right away. Macerated wines are neither white wines nor red wines, let alone rosé or sparkling wines. Orange Wines, wines macerated on the skins – let's discover this different wine together They are simply...