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Cottanera’s New Releases from Sicily’s Mt. Etna
Mt. Etna is one of the world’s most unique wine terroirs, as we discovered on our trip there for our report on The Wines of Sicily. In this article, we review the current releases of one the most prominent producers, Cottanera. Located … Continue reading
Posted in Countries and Regions, Italy, Red Wine, Rosé, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Type
Tagged Featured, Sicily
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Tezza: Current Releases of Amarone and Ripasso from the Valpantena Valley
100% organic certified, the Tezza winery in the Valpantena Valley northeast of Verona is now managed by the third generation of the family. They undertook a major renovation of their 28 hectares of vineyards in the towns of Poiano, Nesente, and … Continue reading
Posted in Amarone, Countries and Regions, Italy, Red Wine, Uncategorized, Wine Type
Tagged Amarone, Featured, Valpolicella, Verona
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Roero’s Malvirà in Italy’s Piedmont: New Releases of Single Vineyard Arneis and Nebbiolo
Tasting the single vineyard Arneis and Nebbiolo wines from Malvirà brought back pleasant memories of our visit to the winery in Canale while working on our Roero report. That’s when Roberto Damonte presented the wines at the Hotel Villa Tiboldi … Continue reading
Posted in Countries and Regions, Italy, Red Wine, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Type
Tagged Arneis, Featured, Nebbiolo, Roero
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Barbera d’Asti and Barbera d’Alba: Fresh, Fruity and Outstanding Value
The Barbera grape variety is high yielding, relatively easy to grow, and makes fresh tasting fruity, high acid wines. Thought to have originated in Italy’s Piedmont region, today it’s grown throughout the world. However, it’s still mostly grown in Italy where the … Continue reading
Posted in Countries and Regions, Italy, Red Wine, Uncategorized, Wine Type
Tagged Featured
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Fine Wines from Roero in the Piedmont: New Releases from Negro Angelo e Figli
Located in Monteu Roero not far from Canale in the Piedmont hills, Negro Angelo e Figli is one of the oldest winemaking families of the Roero. The family has cultivated vines since the 17th century and today has vines in Monteu … Continue reading
Posted in Countries and Regions, Italy, Red Wine, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Type
Tagged Featured, Nebbiolo, Roero
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Bibbiano Chianti Classico: New Releases
Located in the commune of Castellina in Chianti, the 220 hectare Tenuta di Bibbiano is one of Chianti Classico’s historical wine properties. We’ve visited the estate and tasted several vintages of Bibbiano’s wines over the years. And we recorded an … Continue reading
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Tagged Featured
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2019 Vintage Rosés from Around the World
Today, good quality rosé wines are made all over the world. In this article we focus on some of the most popular 2019 rosés on the market in the US. The wines reviewed here are from Provence and other areas … Continue reading
Posted in Argentina, Chile, Countries and Regions, France, Friuli, Italy, Rosé, South Africa, Spain, Uncategorized, Virginia, Wine Type
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Tenuta Santa Maria: New Valpolicella and Amarone Releases
The sixth generation of the Bertani family maintains the family tradition of producing quality Veronese wines at their Tenuta Santa Maria estate. They make a range of wines from Soave to Valpolicella Classico Superiore, Ripasso and Amarone della Valpolicella. The Gaetano brothers … Continue reading
Posted in Amarone, Countries and Regions, Italy, Red Wine, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Type
Tagged Valpolicella
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Natural Wine Gains Respect: Recommended Italian Producers
After much deliberation, the French have finally officially recognized “natural” wine. From now on, producers who farm organically, harvest by hand, ferment with ambient yeast, and avoid manipulative practices like flash pasteurisation, thermovinification, reverse osmosis, and cross-flow filtration can label … Continue reading
Posted in Italy, Red Wine, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Type
Tagged Collio, Featured, Sicily
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Bertani’s Current Releases from Soave and Valpolicella
Founded in 1857, Bertani is one of Valpolicella’s most illustrious producers of Amarone with over 200 hectares of vineyards in the province of Verona. Over the decades, this winery has demonstrated its ability to produce wines of extraordinary purity and … Continue reading
Posted in Amarone, Italy, Red Wine, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Type
Tagged Amarone, Featured, Taub
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