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 -
VITICULTURE ON THE ALPS
Barbacan is a small winery and it`s a real bastion of artisan identity in the heart of the Alps, an extraordinary chain of mountains of northern Italy. On these heights, with dizziness slopes and steep terrain, working the land and the vineyard is a heroic Continue reading VITICULTURE ON THE ALPS
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Barolo`s legend, Bruno Giacosa
Bruno Giacosa is a myth. Working with his father, he became fascinated by the different terroirs of nebbiolo, the great grape variety with which Barolo and Barbaresco are produced. The Giacosa philosophy includes limited treatments, handling of the grapes while on the vine and traditional Continue reading Barolo`s legend, Bruno Giacosa
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Barone Pizzini, Ancient Heritage, Modern Franciacorta
Franciacorta is the perfect place for making Italy’s best bubbles. “Franciacorta” is the name of the area, the production method (traditional, bottle fermentation) and also the name of the wine, Franciacorta DOCG (Denomination of Controlled and Guaranteed Origin). Barone Pizzini was Continue reading Barone Pizzini, Ancient Heritage, Modern Franciacorta
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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
