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Archives for September 2021

Pinot Nero Lonsblau 2015, Jermann

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The history of the Jermann winery began in 1881 when the founder Anton arrived in Villanova, near Farra d’Isonzo, 10 kilometers from the border between Italy and Slovenia, after leaving the Slovenian Bilijana. The bond between the Jermann family and the wine remained unchanged over time, while the family business passed from father to son until Angelo, who expanded the brand by extending the activities to livestock, and to his son Silvio, the true Deus ex machina of the winery international success. [Read more…] about Pinot Nero Lonsblau 2015, Jermann

Franciacorta Demi-Sec Nectar, Bellavista

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According to the available sources, it is possible to say that the Moretti family was present in Erbusco, the country became the beating heart of the denomination Franciacorta docg, since 1400. Certainly at that time it could not be assumed that those areas would become so important for the Italian viticulture and for the production of sparkling wines: and in fact in 1967, the founder, Vittorio Moretti, had initially given rise to a construction company: The Moretti Building on Human Values. [Read more…] about Franciacorta Demi-Sec Nectar, Bellavista

Chianti Classico Riserva 2010, Badia a Coltibuono

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The history of the Badia (Abbey) in Coltibuono is very ancient: it was built around the church of San Lorenzo in Coltibuono, in the second half of the eleventh century, taking the name of Badia a Cultusboni, from the Latin cultus (agriculture) and bonus (good), which told how those lands had a particular vocation for agriculture. In fact, the work of the Vallombrosan monks, the Badia inhabitants, was focused on the revival of agriculture, based mainly on the oil and wine production, the same conduct long before them by the Etruscans and the Romans until 300 BC.. [Read more…] about Chianti Classico Riserva 2010, Badia a Coltibuono

Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Brut, Drusian

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To establish when the link between the Drusian family and wine production was born, we have to go back to the middle of 1800, with the first members who settled in Bigolino, in Valdobbiadene, 30 kilometers north of Treviso, in Veneto. Among the ancestors of the current owner, Francesco Drusian, who succeeded in 1984, it is worth remembering his grandfather Giuseppino and his father Rino, who gave an important boost to the winery. [Read more…] about Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Brut, Drusian

Brut Le Nombre d’Or “Campaniae Veteres Vites” 2014, Champagne L. Aubry Fils

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To establish the date of birth of the relationship between the Aubry family and champagne we must go back in time, since already in 1790 are traceable documents that speak of their wines. This family is now represented by the twins Philippe and Pierre Aubry who lead the Maison Aubry et Fils in Jouy-lès-Reims, a small village at the northern foot of the Montagne de Reims. [Read more…] about Brut Le Nombre d’Or “Campaniae Veteres Vites” 2014, Champagne L. Aubry Fils

Valtellina Superiore Grumello Riserva Buon Consiglio 2009, ARPEPE

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The Pellizzati family has been producing wine in Valtellina for over a century and a half, a valley of glacial origin that extends parallel to the Alps for 120 kilometers, from the Stelvio Pass to Lake Como. The first official documents mention the wines of this family as early as 1860, and tell how this last has continued to produce them, through four generations. [Read more…] about Valtellina Superiore Grumello Riserva Buon Consiglio 2009, ARPEPE

Echezaux 2012, Domaine Arnoux-Lacaux

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Domaine Arnoux-Lacaux, whose seat is in Vosne-Romanée, Burgundy, has a centuries-old history, having been founded by the Arnoux family patriarch in 1858. Nevertheless, the most important date remains the beginning of the ’60s when Robert Arnoux decided to choose the private bottling of his own grapes, starting the official history. [Read more…] about Echezaux 2012, Domaine Arnoux-Lacaux

Cerasuolo di Vittoria Grotte Alte 2014, Arianna Occhipinti

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The rise that the young Arianna Occhipinti, and her wines, have had in little more than 15 years of history, is a phenomenon that deserves to be studied, as it is a reality made, certainly, of success but also of a lot of commitment and effort. This young woman, newly graduated in oenology, soon began to cut her teeth, buying in 2004 , at just over 20 years, a piece of land in the area of Vittoria, in Sicily. [Read more…] about Cerasuolo di Vittoria Grotte Alte 2014, Arianna Occhipinti

Chardonnay Baracca 2017, Miani

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Although the name of Enzo Pontoni says relatively little to the vast majority of wine consumers, it is worth remembering that he is the mind and arms that lie behind the Miani winery, wich produces with incredible constancy rare and legendary wines. The story of Enzo begins around the early ’80s when he decided to leave the engineering sector, where he worked, to take care full-time of the Buttrio family winery (10 kilometers southeast of Udine), and the family vineyards, between Buttrio and Corno di Rosazzo, in the denomination Colli Orientali del Friuli. [Read more…] about Chardonnay Baracca 2017, Miani

Korem 2010, Argiolas

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If today Sardinian wine is known and appreciated around the world, much of this success is attributed to the winery Argiolas from Serdiana, about 20 kilometers north of Cagliari. Its history could be started around 1920 when Antonio Argiolas’ father had begun to buy the first vineyards, but it will have to wait for Antonio and 1938 for the official winery founding act. [Read more…] about Korem 2010, Argiolas

Tignanello 2010, Antinori

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The wine production of the Antinori family boasts, among its ranks, real wine monuments, able to warm the hearts of their fans around the world. On the other hand, it is still one of the oldest Maison, now in its twenty-sixth generation, with Albiera, Alessia and Allegra Antinori, daughters of the Marquis Piero Antinori, after more than 600 years of history. [Read more…] about Tignanello 2010, Antinori

Trebbiano Spoletino Anteprima Tonda 2018, Antonelli San Marco

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The area of “San Marco de Corticellis” was an ancient Langobard agricultural court, located in an Umbria area already known for its microclimate, particularly suitable for wine and oil production. Those same lands, between the 13th and the 19th century belonged to the properties administered by the Bishop of Spoleto until, in 1881, the lawyer Francesco Antonelli (also from Spoleto) took over the property. [Read more…] about Trebbiano Spoletino Anteprima Tonda 2018, Antonelli San Marco

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