Archives for February 2023

Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Moenchberg 2016, Domaine Gresser

23 February 2023 by Francesco Fabbretti

The story of the Gresser family began in Switzerland around the eleventh century and from there it moved, initially, to Gressoney, in Val d’Aosta and then back to Switzerland, in Wil, a village near Constance Lake. Being the city of Wil twinned with that of Andlau, it was easy for a descendant of this family, Eberhardt Gresser, to obtain, in 1399, the citizenship of Andlau, laying the foundations for a link between the Gressers and this country that remained unchanged over the centuries. [Read more…] about Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Moenchberg 2016, Domaine Gresser

Rossese di Dolceacqua Posau Riserva Biamonti 2017, Maccario Dringenberg

16 February 2023 by Francesco Fabbretti

To speak of Ligurian viticulture without mentioning Rossese di Dolceacqua would be to do a wrong to the prestige of this wine, all founded on the incredible elegance it can express in Val Nernia, a handkerchief in the first hinterland halfway between the Western Ligurian sea and the Mountain. Although, since the 1950s, there has been the depopulation of those lands, with the reduction of the hectares of vines from 3,000 to just 80, there are still figures like that of Giovanna Maccario, who with tenacity and conviction carry on the tradition of this wine. [Read more…] about Rossese di Dolceacqua Posau Riserva Biamonti 2017, Maccario Dringenberg

Barolo Etichetta Blu 2014, Parusso Armando di Parusso F.lli Società Agricola

8 February 2023 by Francesco Fabbretti

According to the available sources, it seems that the Parusso family began to deal with grapes and wines as early as 1901 when the pioneer Gaspare bought his first vineyard in the Mariondino area, in Castiglione Falletto. Since then this family has continued in its symbiotic path with the vine until 1971 when Armando Parusso, from his winery in Cascina Rovella (in Bussia), began to bottle his wine with his own label. [Read more…] about Barolo Etichetta Blu 2014, Parusso Armando di Parusso F.lli Società Agricola

Carricante Vigna di Milo 2016, I Vigneri di Salvo Foti

2 February 2023 by Francesco Fabbretti

It is rarely possible to talk about a bond between winemaker and terroir with a greater depth than that which for over 40 years has united Salvo Foti and the volcanic Etna soils. Salvo is first and foremost a man deeply in love with his land, which has studied and recounted endlessly in countless lectures around the world, and from which he tries to obtain wines produced with techniques that belong to a rich wine tradition handed down from father to son. [Read more…] about Carricante Vigna di Milo 2016, I Vigneri di Salvo Foti