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Pinot Nero 2017, Marco Buvoli-Opificio del Pinot Nero

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The wines produced by Marco Buvoli, in Gambugliano, about 10 kilometers northwest of Vicenza, in the Castellari Mountains, between the Lessini and the Berici, have been for about fifteen years one of the most prestigious expressions of Italian sparkling Pinot Noir. Marco, on the other hand, is the son of Nevio Buvoli, one of the first Italian sommelier, who trained him to recognize the difference between a mediocre wine, a simply good one and an excellent one. [Read more…] about Pinot Nero 2017, Marco Buvoli-Opificio del Pinot Nero

Pinot Grigio Fuoripista 2020, Azienda Agricola Foradori

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Although the official sources date the human settlement in Trentino Alto Adige around 3000 BC, and the first forms of agriculture to the Etruscan and Roman times, to talk about viticulture in an extensive way it is necessary to arrive at the tenth century AD. The reasons for the transition from self-consumption to a first large-scale wine economy, mainly in the western area of the Dolomites, were more than one: on the one hand, Trento was the seat of a bishopric that demanded more and more wine for the celebration of the masses; on the other hand, trade with Austria, Bavaria, Bohemia and Switzerland had opened new trade routes. [Read more…] about Pinot Grigio Fuoripista 2020, Azienda Agricola Foradori

Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG Rive Empatico 2020, Società Agricola Diotisalvi

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Sometimes, in the varied world of wine, it happens that the owner of a large Venetian industrial group, Diotisalvi Perin, lover of nature and good wine, decides to take the risk and turn his passion into a fascinating wine project. Diotisalvi did so initially with a company, Antiche Terre dei Conti, engaged in an organic production at 360 degrees, and today converted to the production of ancient grains and flour. [Read more…] about Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG Rive Empatico 2020, Società Agricola Diotisalvi

Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2013, Gianni Brunelli – Azienda Agraria Le Chiuse Di Sotto

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When trying to describe the evolution of Brunello di Montalcino over the last 40 years, one of the names that I personally consider essential is that of Gianni Brunelli and his winery. Although, unfortunately, the love story between Montalcino and this winemaker lasted just twenty years and ended prematurely with his death, the values expressed resist time, thanks to the perseverance of Gianni’s wife, Laura, who today continues to lead the winery with the same determination. [Read more…] about Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2013, Gianni Brunelli – Azienda Agraria Le Chiuse Di Sotto

Volnay 1er Cru Santenots du Milieu 2010, Domaine des Comtes Lafon

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In order to establish the date of birth of the Domaine des Comtes Lafon it is necessary to go back, to 22 January 1894, when an administrative accountant of the south-west of France, Jules Joseph Barthélémy Lafon, married the daughter of a family of Meursault wine merchants, Marie Bloch. Marie inherited some vineyards in that area of the Côte de Beaune, while Jules was engaged in his career as a state administrator, culminating in the 1920s with his election as mayor of Meursault. [Read more…] about Volnay 1er Cru Santenots du Milieu 2010, Domaine des Comtes Lafon

Altrovino 2018, DueMani

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If the area of the southern Tuscan Coast has its own wine history based on indigenous vines, such as Sangiovese and Ciliegiolo, and the central one is firmly guarded by the wines of Bolgheri, to the north it is difficult to identify an equally developed productive tradition. For this reason it is even more surprising the incredible positioning work that the Duemani farm has been able to do in just twenty years of history. [Read more…] about Altrovino 2018, DueMani

Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Riserva Selezione Gioacchino Garofoli 2010, Casa Vinicola Gioacchino Garofoli

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The Marche-based winery Garofoli, in Castelfidardo (in the province of Ancona), has really deep roots, dating back to the 19th century, since already around 1870 Antonio Garofoli was responsible for producing and selling wines in those areas. The real patriarch of this winery, however, is his son Gioacchino who, in 1901, expanded and reorganized his father’s business, making it merge into the Gioacchino Garofoli winery. [Read more…] about Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Riserva Selezione Gioacchino Garofoli 2010, Casa Vinicola Gioacchino Garofoli

Meursault Clos de la Barre 2012, Domaine des Comtes Lafon

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In order to establish the date of birth of the Domaine des Comtes Lafon it is necessary to go back, to 22 January 1894, when an administrative accountant of the south-west of France, Jules Joseph Barthélémy Lafon, married the daughter of a family of Meursault wine merchants, Marie Bloch. Marie inherited some vineyards in that area of the Côte de Beaune, while Jules was engaged in his career as a state administrator, culminating in the 1920s with his election as mayor of Meursault. [Read more…] about Meursault Clos de la Barre 2012, Domaine des Comtes Lafon

Malvasia 2020, Raccaro

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The great variety of soils, of microclimates and also of the human microcosms that characterize the viticultural world of Friuli-Venezia Giulia has such a heterogeneity to render impossible any form of comparison between them. If, however, it would be out of place to try to put on the same level, for example, Colli Orientali del Friuli, Collio Goriziano and Carso, this does not mean that, in each of these areas, there are real enclaves of excellence that a wine enthusiast has learned to love, bottle after bottle, over time. [Read more…] about Malvasia 2020, Raccaro

Pinot Gris Rotenberg 2017, Domaine Zind-Humbrecht

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Talking about Alsatian viticulture without mentioning Zind-Humbrecht is a rather complicated speculative exercise, since it is the winery that, perhaps most of all, has contributed to the development of this region. The Domaine was born in 1959 from the union of the lands of the Humbrecht and the Zind families, two dynasties that for centuries cultivated the vine in Gueberschwihr (Humbrecht) and Wintzenheim (Zind), in Alsace, united by the marriage between Léonard Humbrecht and Geneviève Zind. [Read more…] about Pinot Gris Rotenberg 2017, Domaine Zind-Humbrecht

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