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Schiava Upupa Rot 2017, Weingut Abraham

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Viticulture in South Tyrol has ancient roots: at least 3000 years ago, since, in some areas, sickles were found for pruning, very similar to those still used, dating back to that historical period. Although Martin Abraham and his wife Marlies are aware of carrying such a cumbersome past on their shoulders, they run a winery that, starting from a handful of years ago, has begun to produce wines, which have gained the attention of critics and wine lovers. [Read more…] about Schiava Upupa Rot 2017, Weingut Abraham

Campill 2019, Pranzegg

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To fully understand the intense bond that holds Martin Gojer, and his wife Marion Untersulzner, at Maso Pranzegg it is worth taking a few steps back and clarify what a Maso is: a clearing, with a peasant house and barn, with attached the surrounding plots of land, intended for animal husbandry, agriculture or viticulture. So far there seems to be nothing strange since a farm consists more or less in the same housing/ productive solution. [Read more…] about Campill 2019, Pranzegg

Bramaterra I Porfidi 2010, Tenute Sella

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The story that binds the Sella family to viticulture, is a story that I always like to tell, because, although the tendency of wealthy families to invest in the agricultural sector tout court is a well-known tradition (not only in Italy), what makes this story different is the choice of the place to invest. Already in 1671 the Sella family bought the first plot in Lessona, the one destined to become the nucleus of the estates, and continued to expand without ever leaving the enclave of Upper Biella, ignoring the easy enticements of the wine-growing territories that have become progressively more famous. [Read more…] about Bramaterra I Porfidi 2010, Tenute Sella

‘L Franc Bandit 2010, Proprietà Sperino

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Sometimes life makes strange paths, and so a scion of a famous family of doctors-surgeons, Felice Sperino, after undertaking the studies of the Aesculapius profession, remains accidentally dazzled by some registers, kept in the library of the noble house, which contains the detailed descriptions of numerous harvests of the 19th century. [Read more…] about ‘L Franc Bandit 2010, Proprietà Sperino

Dut’Un 2016, Vie di Romans

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Within the wine scene of every known enclaves there are those few producers who, after having had a deserved success in advance of the times, continue to express themselves on levels of excellence to the point of having become, rightly, flag bearer of the enclave itself. This is the case of the Vie di Romans winery, founded in the late 80s by the Gallo family in the homonymous locality Via di Romans, in the municipality of Mariano del Friuli (Gorizia), 20 kilometers from the Slovenian border and as many from the Adriatic Sea. [Read more…] about Dut’Un 2016, Vie di Romans

Barbera d’Asti Asinoi 2020, Carussin

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I believe that when we talk about a wine it is necessary to be sincere to the core and, true to my ethical conviction, I confess from the beginning that the wine I am about to talk about has my sympathy, that is why my impression of it is inevitably improved.

Everything was born from an exchange of impressions, at an event of natural wines, between me and Matteo, son of Bruna Ferro, the owner of the Carussin company, the famous biodynamic winery in the south of Monferrato Astigiano. While I was tasting the wine I’m going to tell you about, I asked Matteo its price (I don’t think the merchant attitude will ever abandon me), and received for answer a miserable “12 euros and a half”. [Read more…] about Barbera d’Asti Asinoi 2020, Carussin

Coste della Sesia Ciuèt 2012, Azienda Vitivinicola Lessona – Pietro Cassina

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History indicates 1830 as the year around which the official birth of Barolo can legitimately be determined, defined with a phrase, erroneously attributed to Count Camillo Benso di Cavour, that sounded like: “the king of wines, the wine of kings”. After 200 years Barolo is alive and marching with us, and this has had two consequences: the first was the explosion of the “Langhe-phenomenon”, the second was the fact that the Langhe themselves have almost totally monopolized the world of wine-critics, despite the Piedmont is rich in productive enclaves in which the Nebiolo gives rise to fascinating productions Although it is not possible to establish a definitive date, also because we are talking about a work in progress still developing itself, wine lovers have begun to rediscover these other productive enclaves, especially those located in Northern Piedmont. [Read more…] about Coste della Sesia Ciuèt 2012, Azienda Vitivinicola Lessona – Pietro Cassina

Clivi Galea 2018, I Clivi

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La storia della cantina I Clivi parte da molto lontano, più precisamente dall’Africa occidentale, l’ultima tappa dei viaggi di Ferdinando Zanusso che, a metà anni ’90, decide di andare in pensione e di acquistare una vecchio vigneto nella terra natia della moglie: Cormons, in pieno Collio Goriziano. Ferdinando has no wine training and, moreover, having travelled half the world for work, he does not even know how to speak the local language, but this does not prevent him from cultivating his wine dream with passion and determination.

It will be these two characteristics that will infect his son Mario, who abandons his studies in economics to enthusiastically support his father in the work of the vineyard and cellar. [Read more…] about Clivi Galea 2018, I Clivi

Braide Alte 2018, Livon

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Among the protagonists of the birth and development of modern enology in Friuli-Venezia Giulia is undoubtedly the figure of Dorino Livon, a true pioneer of both Collio and Colli Orientali del Friuli.

It dates back to 1964, in fact, the first plot of vineyards purchased by Dorino, expanded progressively, to cover the current 180 hectares. In the mid-80s, the company passed from its founder to his sons Valneo and Tonino, who, today, have given way to the third generation of the family, his nephews Matteo and Francesca. [Read more…] about Braide Alte 2018, Livon

Paolo Verdi e la Cantina Bruno Verdi

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Quattro chiacchiere con Paolo Verdi proprietario della Cantina Bruno Verdi

00:00 – Intro
01:34 – Fare Pinot Nero nell’Oltrepò Pavese
02:09 – Storia della famiglia Verdi: da fattori a viticoltori in 3 secoli di storia
06:20 – I primi passi di Paolo in cantina
07:56 – Le “innovazioni” di Paolo in vigna (impianti e zonazione) [Read more…] about Paolo Verdi e la Cantina Bruno Verdi

Paolo Verdi e la Cantina Bruno Verdi

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Quattro chiacchiere con Paolo Verdi proprietario della Cantina Bruno Verdi

00:00 – Intro
01:34 – Fare Pinot Nero nell’Oltrepò Pavese
02:09 – Storia della famiglia Verdi: da fattori a viticoltori in 3 secoli di storia
06:20 – I primi passi di Paolo in cantina
07:56 – Le “innovazioni” di Paolo in vigna (impianti e zonazione) [Read more…] about Paolo Verdi e la Cantina Bruno Verdi

Patrizia Torti e la Cantina Torti l’eleganza del vino

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Quattro chiacchiere con Patrizia Torti proprietaria della Cantina Torti l’eleganza del vino

00:00 – Intro
01:25 – Fare Pinot Nero nell’Oltrepò Pavese
01:45 – Le peculiarità geografiche di Montecalvo Versiggia
02:31 – Storia della Famiglia e del suo rapporto con la viticoltura
06:04 – Gli esempi paterno e materno [Read more…] about Patrizia Torti e la Cantina Torti l’eleganza del vino

Patrizia Torti e la Cantina Torti l’eleganza del vino

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Quattro chiacchiere con Patrizia Torti proprietaria della Cantina Torti l’eleganza del vino

00:00 – Intro
01:25 – Fare Pinot Nero nell’Oltrepò Pavese
01:45 – Le peculiarità geografiche di Montecalvo Versiggia
02:31 – Storia della Famiglia e del suo rapporto con la viticoltura
06:04 – Gli esempi paterno e materno [Read more…] about Patrizia Torti e la Cantina Torti l’eleganza del vino

Valeria Radici Odero e la Cantina Frecciarossa

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Quattro chiacchiere con Valeria Radici Odero proprietaira della Cantina Frecciarossa

00:00 – Intro
00:54 – Fare Pinot Nero nell’Oltrepò Pavese
02:42 – Storia dell’Azienda pt.1 (l’amore per una terra e i sacrific i per acquistarla)
04:59 – tra natura inicontaminata e desiderio di implementare il turismo enologico
06:11 – Storia dell’Azienda pt.2 (l’epopea del Bisnonno e del Nonno) [Read more…] about Valeria Radici Odero e la Cantina Frecciarossa

Valeria Radici Odero e la Cantina Frecciarossa

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Quattro chiacchiere con Valeria Radici Odero proprietaira della Cantina Frecciarossa

00:00 – Intro
00:54 – Fare Pinot Nero nell’Oltrepò Pavese
02:42 – Storia dell’Azienda pt.1 (l’amore per una terra e i sacrific i per acquistarla)
04:59 – tra natura inicontaminata e desiderio di implementare il turismo enologico
06:11 – Storia dell’Azienda pt.2 (l’epopea del Bisnonno e del Nonno) [Read more…] about Valeria Radici Odero e la Cantina Frecciarossa

Edoardo Scanavino e la Cantina Montelio

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Quattro chiacchiere con Edoardo Scanavino proprietario della Cantina Montelio

00:00 – Intro
01:11 – Fare Pinot Nero nell’Oltrepò Pavese
01:33 – Storia dell’Azienda
03:16 – La cantina del 1600, l’Infernòt e la riserva delle annate storiche
04:30 – La discendenza dinastica dal fondatore ai nostri giorni [Read more…] about Edoardo Scanavino e la Cantina Montelio

Edoardo Scanavino e la Cantina Montelio

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Quattro chiacchiere con Edoardo Scanavino, proprietario della Cantina Montelio

00:00 – Intro
01:11 – Fare Pinot Nero nell’Oltrepò Pavese
01:33 – Storia dell’Azienda
03:16 – La cantina del 1600, l’Infernòt e la riserva delle annate storiche
04:30 – La discendenza dinastica dal fondatore ai nostri giorni [Read more…] about Edoardo Scanavino e la Cantina Montelio

Ottavia Giorgi di Vistarino e la Cantina Conte Vistarino

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Quattro chiacchiere con Ottavia Giorgi di Vistarino proprietaria della Cantina Conte Vistarino

00:00 – Intro
00:53 – Fare Pinot Nero nell’Oltrepò Pavese
01:13 – Storia dell’Azienda Agricola e della Cantina [Read more…] about Ottavia Giorgi di Vistarino e la Cantina Conte Vistarino

Ottavia Giorgi di Vistarino e la Cantina Conte Vistarino

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Quattro chiacchiere con Ottavia Giorgi di Vistarino proprietaria della Cantina Conte Vistarino

00:00 – Intro
00:53 – Fare Pinot Nero nell’Oltrepò Pavese
01:13 – Storia dell’Azienda Agricola e della Cantina [Read more…] about Ottavia Giorgi di Vistarino e la Cantina Conte Vistarino

Caterina Cordero e la Cantina Cordero San Giorio

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Quattro chiacchiere con Caterina Cordero proprietaria della Cantina Cordero San Giorgio

00:00 – Intro
01:07 – Dalle Nebbiolo e le Langhe al Pinot Nero e all’Oltrepò Pavese
04:35 – All’inizio della sfida [Read more…] about Caterina Cordero e la Cantina Cordero San Giorio

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