Bardolino, the small wine region around the town of the same name on Lake Garda, was once famous for its rosé wine - Chiaretto. It became a victim of mass tourism on its shores. Daniele Delaini from Villa calicantus has been bringing it back to its former glory for some years now, undeterred by ...
The Chameleon: A Unique Approach to Rosé
As its name suggests, Camaleonte is an unusual rosé. Unlike the typical process of briefly macerating red grape varieties before pressing and vinifying, this wine is crafted by blending fully finished wines to create a harmonious whole.
Fabio Ferracane inc...
Romagna is Sangiovese country. Some believe that this is where the great central Italian grape variety originated - and not in Tuscany. In Valmarecchia, the home of Tenuta Saiano, it has been planted for centuries in a soil whose mixture of chalk, sandstone and clay gives the variety tension and...
Like few other Italian grape varieties, Lagrein is suitable for rosati that not only want to convey freshness but also depth. The reason for this is the thick, dark, extract-rich skins, which release colour, aromas and tannins even on brief contact with the juice.
Martin Gojer's Lagrein vines a...
In addition to pastures, olive trees, wheat fields, forests, vegetable gardens, a restaurant and a guesthouse, the 100 hectares of land at Tenuta Saiano also include a vineyard with Greccheto Gentile, also known as Pignoletto.
With L'Animo, the Maggioli family produces a small masterpiece from ...
Data sheet
Grape variety: Nebbiolo
Plant protection: only sulphur, copper and plant or animal-based preparations, not certified
Vineyard: single vineyard site Cavazucchi. Soil with a high iron and manganese content, covered by a layer of marine sand
Harvest: by hand
Fermentation: spontaneous |...
Jura Meets Marsala: The Serendipitous Creation of Muffato
Muffato is—like many special wines—a child of chance. Its "mother" was a barrel of Catarratto filled in 2013 and subsequently forgotten. Over the years, some of the wine evaporated, and as it became increasingly exposed to air, a natural p...