Francesco Fabbretti

STORIE DI VINI E VITICOLTORI

2020

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

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

Francesca Seralvo e la Tenuta Mazzolino

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Quattro chiacchiere con Francesca Seralvo, Proprietaria della Tenuta Mazzolino e fondatrice del gruppo Oltrepò Tera di Pinot Nero

00:00 – Intro
01:01 – Fare Pinot Nero nell’Oltrepò Pavese
01:50 – Come nasce la Tenuta Mazzolino [Read more…] about Francesca Seralvo e la Tenuta Mazzolino

Francesca Seralvo e la Tenuta Mazzolino

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Quattro chiacchiere con Francesca Seralvo, Proprietaria della Tenuta Mazolino e fondatrice del gruppo Oltrepò Terra di Pinot Nero

00:00 – Intro
01:01 – Fare Pinot Nero nell’Oltrepò Pavese
01:50 – Come nasce la Tenuta Mazzolino
02:59 – L’amicizia e io suggerimenti di Luigi Veronelli e con Giacomo Braida [Read more…] about Francesca Seralvo e la Tenuta Mazzolino

Alessio Brandolini e l’Azienda Agricola Alessio Brandolini

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Quattro chiacchiere con Alessio Brandolini, proprietario dell’omonima Azienda Agricola Alessio Brandolini

00:00 – Intro
01:01 – Fare Pinot Nero nell’Oltrepò Pavese
01:57 – Nascita e sviluppo della cantina
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Alessio Brandolini e l’Azienda Agricola Alessio Brandolini

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Quattro chiacchiere con Alessio Brandolini, proprietario dell’omonima Azienda Agricola Alessio Brandolini

00:00 – Intro
01:01 – Fare Pinot Nero nell’Oltrepò Pavese
01:57 – Nascita e sviluppo della cantina
[Read more…] about Alessio Brandolini e l’Azienda Agricola Alessio Brandolini

Alberto Zucchi Frua e il Castello di Cigognola

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Quattro chiacchiere con Alberto zucchi Frua, Responsabile Commerciale della cantina Castello di Cigognola

00:00 – Intro
00:56 – Fare Pinot Nero nell’Oltrepò Pavese
01:32 – Il Castello di Cigognola: dalla sua fondazione a Gianmarco Moratti [Read more…] about Alberto Zucchi Frua e il Castello di Cigognola

Rossese di Dolceacqua 2020, Testalonga

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Dolceacqua is a small enclave, just over 80 hectares, in the far west of the Riviera Ligure di Ponente, a few kilometers from France, which boasts a tiny production of wines based on Vermentino and Rossese. The beauty of the place, with its ethereal and timeless landscapes, also led the leader of impressionism, Claude Monet, to fix some traits in his famous “Le Château de Dolceacqua” which include the houses of the old village and the Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge). [Read more…] about Rossese di Dolceacqua 2020, Testalonga

Buio 2020, Mesa

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Gavino Sanna’s biography is characterized by a long series of experiences in the world of advertising that have made him the most famous Italian representative of this category, as well as one of the most famous worldwide. From Sassari to New York, where he also collaborated with the Andy Warhol’s Factory, and then again in Italy, Gavino has collected success and recognition seamlessly. [Read more…] about Buio 2020, Mesa

Bianco Testalonga 2020, Testalonga

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Dolceacqua is a small enclave, just over 80 hectares, in the far west of the Riviera Ligure di Ponente, a few kilometers from France, which boasts a tiny production of wines based on Vermentino and Rossese. The beauty of the place, with its ethereal and timeless landscapes, also led the leader of impressionism, Claude Monet, to fix some traits in his famous “Le Château de Dolceacqua” which include the houses of the old village and the Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge). [Read more…] about Bianco Testalonga 2020, Testalonga

Fiano di Avellino 2020, Ciro Picariello

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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

Pinot Grigio Fuoripista 2020, Azienda Agricola Foradori

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Although the official sources date the human settlement in Trentino Alto Adige around 3000 BC, and the first forms of agriculture to the Etruscan and Roman times, to talk about viticulture in an extensive way it is necessary to arrive at the tenth century AD. The reasons for the transition from self-consumption to a first large-scale wine economy, mainly in the western area of the Dolomites, were more than one: on the one hand, Trento was the seat of a bishopric that demanded more and more wine for the celebration of the masses; on the other hand, trade with Austria, Bavaria, Bohemia and Switzerland had opened new trade routes. [Read more…] about Pinot Grigio Fuoripista 2020, Azienda Agricola Foradori

Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG Rive Empatico 2020, Società Agricola Diotisalvi

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Sometimes, in the varied world of wine, it happens that the owner of a large Venetian industrial group, Diotisalvi Perin, lover of nature and good wine, decides to take the risk and turn his passion into a fascinating wine project. Diotisalvi did so initially with a company, Antiche Terre dei Conti, engaged in an organic production at 360 degrees, and today converted to the production of ancient grains and flour. [Read more…] about Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG Rive Empatico 2020, Società Agricola Diotisalvi

Malvasia 2020, Raccaro

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The great variety of soils, of microclimates and also of the human microcosms that characterize the viticultural world of Friuli-Venezia Giulia has such a heterogeneity to render impossible any form of comparison between them. If, however, it would be out of place to try to put on the same level, for example, Colli Orientali del Friuli, Collio Goriziano and Carso, this does not mean that, in each of these areas, there are real enclaves of excellence that a wine enthusiast has learned to love, bottle after bottle, over time. [Read more…] about Malvasia 2020, Raccaro

Oltrepò Terra di Pinot Nero 2021 a Milano

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Thursday, Dicember 2nd was held in Milan, at the premises of DaDa in Taverna, an event dedicated to Pinot Noir and its still and sparkling declinations in the Oltrepò Pavese lands, as interpreted by a group of producers who created the project Oltrepò Terra di Pinot Nero. The event started with an introduction curated by Filippo Bartolotta who, supported by Armando Castagno and Alessio Brandolini (the latter representing the entire group of producers), tried to trace some geographical, stylistic, productive and social Pinot Noir coordinates in this territory, whose potential has yet to be fully explored. [Read more…] about Oltrepò Terra di Pinot Nero 2021 a Milano

Chianti Classico Collection 2021 a Milano

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On Monday, November 22nd, took place in Milan, in the halls of The Westin Palace hotel, the famous Chianti Classico Collection event, a particularly prestigious appointment that allows you to get an idea of the next vintages coming out of this famous denomination, protected and promoted, since 1924, by the Chianti Classico Consortium.
The event brought to Milan more than 60 companies operating in the Chianti Classico area and many of them, in addition to the wines with that denomination, have opted to present also those that, while remaining local wines, fall under the name Toscana IGT. [Read more…] about Chianti Classico Collection 2021 a Milano

Vinudilice rosato 2020, I Vigneri di Salvo Foti

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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 Vinudilice rosato 2020, I Vigneri di Salvo Foti

Giunco 2020, Mesa

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Gavino Sanna’s biography is characterized by a long series of experiences in the world of advertising that have made him the most famous Italian representative of this category, as well as one of the most famous worldwide. From Sassari to New York, where he also collaborated with the Andy Warhol’s Factory, and then again in Italy, Gavino has collected success and recognition seamlessly. [Read more…] about Giunco 2020, Mesa

Roero Arneis DOCG, Bruno Giacosa

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Despite three years have passed since the death of Bruno Giacosa, it is still very complicated to talk about the wines of “his” winery, run since 2006 (with roles of increasing importance) by his daughter Bruna, without referring to the figure of this real giant of Langhe enology. [Read more…] about Roero Arneis DOCG, Bruno Giacosa

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