STORIE DI VINI E VITICOLTORI
The undeniable charm that Bordeaux is able to arouse with enviable constancy, is one of the distinctive features that has allowed its wine trade to thrive over the centuries. This observation also applies to Château Giscours, a wine obtained from a landowner, in the area of Margaux, taken over by Pierre de l’Horme in 1552, and expanded progressively until 1571. [Read more…] about Château Giscours 2005
To determine the origins of the Maison Dourthe it is necessary to go back to 1840, when a hotelier from Lit-et-Mixe, a charming coastal town halfway between the city of Bordeaux and the border with Spain, moved there to engage in a new wine business; that man was Pierre Dourthe. From one generation to another the trade continued to give satisfaction to the Dourthe family that, in 1929, bought Chtâeau Maucaillou, its first Château, laying the foundations for the development of a viticulture entirely based on the concept of terroir. [Read more…] about Essence de Dourthe 2005, Vignobles Dourthe
Since 1988, in Collio Goriziano, land marked by a fratricidal war during the Second World War, there is the winery of Damijan Podversic, with its vineyards, located on the top of Monte Calvario, protected by a thick bush. Damijan’s vocation for viticulture was inherited by his grandfather, who cultivated lands not owned by selling wine for a handful of air, and by his father, from whom he inherited just half a hectare. [Read more…] about Kaplja Riserva 2005, Damijan Podversic
Since 1988, in Collio Goriziano, land marked by a fratricidal war during the Second World War, there is the winery of Damijan Podversic, with its vineyards, located on the top of Monte Calvario, protected by a thick bush. Damijan’s vocation for viticulture was inherited by his grandfather, who cultivated lands not owned by selling wine for a handful of air, and by his father, from whom he inherited just half a hectare. [Read more…] about Ribolla Gialla Selezione 2005, Damijan Podversic
Baron de L, the Maison de Ladoucette top wine, is undoubtedly a wine that warms the heart of the most nostalgic italian drinkers. Imported in Italy by Sagna from immemorial times, this wine has joined the first curious lovers of French white wines, having been among one of the first to be marketed in Italy. [Read more…] about Baron de L 2005, Ladoucette
Valentini is no doubt the most famous winery of Abruzzo with a reputation, slowly built by Edoardo Valentini, that goes beyond national borders. Today Francesco Valentini, the current owner, carries on his father’s work with the same artisanal approach, repeating few simple gestures. [Read more…] about Trebbiano d’Abruzzo 2005, Valentini
Derbusco Cives was established in 2004 in Erbusco, the nerve centre of Franciacorta known for its production of Franciacorta DOCG wine, the standard-bearer of the italian sparkling wines production. [Read more…] about Franciacorta Pas Dosè Riserva Decem Annis D.C. 2005, Derbusco Cives
I still remember how 20 years ago I listened with curiosity to Riccardo Cotarella’s thesis on merlot as a grape capable of convey in the wine a terroir of origin faithful image. [Read more…] about Montiano 2005, Falesco
