Wineries
Stories, interviews and insights on the finest Italian wineries.
Principe Pallavicini and "Frascati" the Wine of Rome
"The wine with controlled designation of origin «Frascati», also in the «Spumante» style, must be obtained from grapes of vineyards having, within the company context, the following varietal composition: Malvasia bianca di Candia and/or Malvasia del Lazio (Malvasia puntinata) minimum 70%; Bellone, Bombino bianco, Greco bianco, Trebbiano toscano, Trebbiano giallo alone or jointly up to a maximum of 30%. Other white-berried grape varieties suitable for cultivation in the Lazio Region, present in the vineyards, may contribute up to a maximum of 15% of this 30%...
Cantina Tollo: Historic and Award-Winning
It is not easy to review a Cooperative Winery, especially when producing more than twelve million bottles. Explaining how a winery with 900 members, rooted in Abruzzo since 1960, manages to offer well-made wines with a good quality/price ratio, including some excellent ones, may seem like a daunting task...
Petite Arvine and Chardonnay: Valle d'Aosta wines by Les Crêtes
Les Crêtes, the heroic and progressive Valle d'Aosta Having arrived in Valle d'Aosta from Savoy in the mid-eighteenth century, the Charrère family has always distinguished itself through its industrious and forward-thinking spirit, engaging in various activit...
Aglianico del Vulture, Carbone in a Glass
Aglianico del Vulture the wine We met the Carbone siblings at their stand for a greeting and to taste the new vintages of their wines. But who are Sara and Luca Carbone? For a decade they have relaunched the family vineyard, located in the area of Melfi, in the heart of the Vulture...
Quintodecimo, from Burgundy to the Campanian land
In Italy it is often thought that white wines do not have the same importance as the great reds that have now become famous worldwide, yet there are realities that prove the contrary and bring their excellent products to light with great acclaim, such as the cantina Quintodecimo...
Cataldi Madonna: quality from the "Forno d'Abruzzo"
Cataldi Madonna, one of the most beautiful wine estates in Abruzzo, is located near Ofena, in the so-called Forno d'Abruzzo. It is a small amphitheater-shaped plateau situated just below the Calderone, the southernmost glacier in the Apennines deg...
Poderi e Cantine Oddero, the prestige of Barolo Vigna Mondoca 2006
I went to visit Mariacristina Oddero at the historic winery, in the frazione Santa Maria in the municipality of La Morra. And I lived one of the most beautiful experiences of my journey through the Langhe of Barolo. Poderi e Cantine Oddero is one of the most historic and well-known...
Casadei: three projects and seven wines under the banner of quality
The meeting on Friday, May 22, 2015 at the AIS headquarters in Tivoli with producer Stefano Casadei was an opportunity to get to know a reserved but determined figure in the wine world, pursuing three ambitious projects united by the same philosophy...
Castello di Neive, stronghold of Piedmontese wine
Nestled among the endless hills that seem to chase one another in a succession of vineyards and cultivated fields, the Castello di Neive, with superb elegance, seems almost to want to watch over them. The gaze is lost in that panorama, among towers and villages, as if...
Korsic: the archaic pleasantness of simplicity
Korsic - Collio Bianco 2012 and Collio Rosso 2010 I often find myself browsing, whether for purchases or out of curiosity, the price list – or rather the range of wines produced by a winery – and I am increasingly astonished by the sheer number of labels that even small producers manage to churn out to satisfy the market, that strange beast capable of creating and destroying companies in just a few years...
Forteto della Luja, an oasis in the winery
Gianni e Silvia Scaglione, through their work and constant commitment, carry forward an ambitious project. A project that, step by step, has led their estate to become BIO in 2007 and at the same time a WWF-recognized OASIS, the f...
Cantina Laiolo Reginin, Calici di Natura
Arriving at Paolo's is always like coming home. Whether you've known him for years or are visiting his estate for the first time, the moment you cross the threshold of his cantina you immediately sense that typical feeling of familiarity and warmth that only rural farming culture can still convey.