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It is always fun to catch up with Silvia Altare @silviaaltare79 at Elio Altare so hardworking yet always such a sense of fun. This time I was struck by their #cannubi 2019. Grazie Silvia a presto! View this post on Instagram A post shared … Continue reading
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So glad to squeeze in an intensive and energetic visit! @fletcherwines loved some of the great things you are doing in #barbaresco – the #favorita was a surprise and looking delicious and so was the #chardonnay and the #barbaresco looking very classy and classic. A presto. View this post on … Continue reading
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Always an incredible visit with Gaja – this time I spent most of the morning with @giovannigaja visiting the new winery in #altalanga due to be complete this August – it was exciting to see the real thing after mentioning … Continue reading
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@gdvajra_barolo the unsung heros of Barolo? Despite many 2019s still being very closed @gdvajra_barolo their 2019s the aromas and flavours of their Barolo are beautifully clear and transparent – shinning bright like little jewels in a box. Great work by @giuseppe_gdvajra and @is_vajra in the vineyard These … Continue reading
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Exciting wines and lively early morning encounter with @philine_isabelle_dienger who has so many interesting things to say. All the wines were looking beautifully expressive The #chardonnay was lovely and showing great intensity of flavour and aroma but combined with vibrant … Continue reading
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Giuseppe Rinaldi – Some thrilling wines here! For me the quality in recent vintages has got better and better. Great to be able to squeeze in a visit to the great house on the hill which I have seen every … Continue reading
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A trip to #piemonte would not be complete without a visit to @vietti_winery even though @currado_vietti_luca and @elenapennacurradovietti are no longer there since leaving earlier in 2023 but these 2019s were still made under Luca’s reign. As you would expect the wines are beautifully made, precise, taut and … Continue reading
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Another Legendary name in Barolo and Barbaresco is of course Bruno Giacosa who was one of its leading figures and who helped to transform the region. Sadly he died in 2018 but his daughter Bruna Giacosa carries on the legacy. … Continue reading
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This was a very special tasting for me because I was able to spend a long time getting to know the 2019 Barolo from #Comm.G.B.Burlotto – very interestingly the 2019 vintage shows a different side of the wines and especially … Continue reading
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Visiting the very steep hillside locations for many of the @cantinaterlano growers cultivating tiny plots of land on average 1/2 in a hectare in size. In parts the labour intensive #pergola way of training vines is still used as well as #guyot. Director of @cantinaterlano Klaus Gasser … Continue reading
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What an amazing day yesterday in #altoadige #alpisiusi🇮🇹 to celebrate 130 years of @cantina_andriano together with @cantinaterlano – director Klauss Gasser and winemaker Rudi Kofler tasting three vintages of their #sauvignonblanc #chardonnay and #pinotnoir and #lagrein in the most stunning location at Rauch Hütte. I am happy to say that the the younger wines … Continue reading
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Good morning from #altoadige Early morning light on mountains and vineyards. What a view from my room! Last nights’s warm welcome from @cantinaterlano and @cantinaadriano included thee delicious bottles of #champagne two from @legras_haas, a #barbaresco #riserva #2016 from fellow co-operative @produttoridelbarbaresco and a really stunning #merlot #gant #2020 from @cantinaandriano later today the in-depth tasting begins. Grazie for the warm … Continue reading
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Wow! Stunning red wines from #Etna from @federicograziani with a texture as soft and gentle as falling into a pillow of rose petals laced with the fragrance of wild flowers and garden roses and now and then the flinty, smoky, mighty power of Etna. … Continue reading
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It is not always the most expensive or the most highly rated and highly scored wines that give the most pleasure. I opened these three little gems yesterday and I was surprised and delighted by how full of vitality and … Continue reading
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Some very exciting wines at the #greekwine tasting in London yesterday and so good to see again some of the producers and meet new ones – Greek Wines have such a lot to offer especially with the white wines and native varieties … Continue reading
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Pandataria is a wine I tasted during #campaniastories2023 in May with @vincenzo_mercurio_enologo and is a delicious and intriguing blend of all three of #campania most famous white grape varieties: Fiano, Falanghina and Greco made on the island of Ventotene. The ancient name for Ventotene was Pandataria. … Continue reading