During the 70s Tuscan area of Chianti Classico, was a place known to produce an average wine for daily consumption. With plenty of mediocre wines, to be fully honest.
Continue reading THE OUTSIDER FRIENDS WHO CHANGED THE CHIANTI CLASSICO
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LINO MAGA (BARBACARLO), THE TIMELESS WINE
Lino Maga, called Commendatore, recently passed, he was a legend of Italian Wine and his name is linked to that of Barbacarlo, a sort of Monopole that belongs to his family. The winery was founded in 1896 in Oltrepò Pavese, in the north of Italy, where the vineyards cling to -
Pievalta, Pioneers of Biodynamic Wine
Pievalta is one of the most interesting and respected of Italian wineries in the production of white wines. In 2002 Barone Pizzini (first Organic winery in Franciacorta) crosses the border of Franciacorta and chooses the region of Castelli di Jesi recognizing the great potential of Verdicchio as being one of the most important indigenous grape varieties of Continue reading Pievalta, Pioneers of Biodynamic Wine
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Zoom Live Chat with Mateja Gravner
ITALIAN WINE CLUB presents
Zoom Live with Mateja Gravner
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THE MAYOR WHO SAVED MONTALCINO
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Back in the 1960`s and 70`s, Montalcino wasn`t the popular place we know nowadays, neither the Brunello. Italy was facing a period of modernization of the whole peninsula through the
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The Elegant White Wines of Collio, Italy
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The structured, elegant wines of Collio prove that Italy can make serious whites. Located in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, Collio’s ideal growing conditions include hillside vineyards with sharp changes in day and night temperatures that generate complexity and depth of Continue reading The Elegant White Wines of Collio, Italy
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Prà Soave Classico Monte Grande
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Graziano Prà owns 37 hectares of vines in Veneto’s two most famous winemaking areas, Soave Classico (30 hectares) and Valpolicella (7 hectares). While his recent foray into the world of red wines has been highlighted by the production of outstanding Valpolicella and Amarone wines, further confirming the estate’s reputation as one of the very best in Italy, Continue reading Prà Soave Classico Monte Grande
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Wine for the Ages, Without Artifice
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2016 Stanislao Radikon died of cancer a few weeks ago, on Sept. 11. He was just 62, and though most casual wine consumers may never have heard of him, his wines epitomized a level of beauty and truth sought by wine lovers every time they open a bottle. Continue reading Wine for the Ages, Without Artifice
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Garbole – The mad dreamers of Valpolicella
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It felt like seeing the painting of Pablo Picasso for the first time. Cubic, awkward angles, mangled and aloof. There is a sense of disagreement among all the senses. The colours of the brand, purely black and red, Continue reading Garbole – The mad dreamers of Valpolicella
