STORIE DI VINI E VITICOLTORI
There are some wine producers to whom I confess I have a particular liking as in the case of Ciro Picariello, whose wines I have learned to appreciate over the years. The reason for the sympathy is linked to Ciro’s ability to have given life to Fiano based wines starting from an almost non-existent formation, and gradually gaining experience on his skin, in less than 20 years of history. [Read more…] about Fiano di Avellino 2020, Ciro Picariello
Sixty kilometres south of Naples, in Campania, stands out on the sea the Furore fjord, a few kilometres from Amalfi, an area of wild beauty portrayed, already in the 18th century, in the watercolours of the painters of the time, which never failed to include in their works a reference to the famous terraced vineyards, real strips of land torn from the sea with difficulty. It was in this strip of land, in 1942, that the Gran Furor Divina Costiera brand was founded, with the intention of officially marketing the wine products of those lands. [Read more…] about Costa d’Amalfi Rosso Riserva Furore 2016, Marisa Cuomo
Marisa Cuomo winery was born in 1983 as a wedding gift from Andrea Ferraioli to his wife Marisa. It is located in Furore, the Amalfi Coast fjord, in a town of very few souls perched on the rock. The vineyard terracing is extreme and every metre of land must be forcibly stolen from the inaccesible and precipitous rocks;
[Read more…] about Costa d’Amalfi Bianco Fiorduva 2017, Marisa Cuomo
Ferrara family wine production is known to have existed since the beginning of 20th century and in its second half Benito established the winery with its own private cellar, developing it with his wife Michelina. [Read more…] about Greco di Tufo Vigna Cicogna 2017, Benito Ferrara
