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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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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
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Great tasting with Andrea Pieropan (and his 13 year old son in the background) of their remarkable @pieropanwines single vineyard #calvarino #soave showcasing its incredible capacity to age and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first release of this wine in 1971. This was a … Continue reading
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Brief visit to @villaraiano last week and their beautiful winery. I was accompanied by my kind host, Brunella and their beautiful #bovaroodibernaese Bernese Mountain dog, Raia# who insisted on accompanying us despite the warm weather. The power and gentleness of animals warms the soul. … Continue reading
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The 2020 is another example of Simone Santini’s beautifully pure, focused and elegant style of Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Delicate aromas and flavours of white flowers, honeysuckle and green apple drift across the nose and palate. It is soft and … Continue reading
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Salina is one of the Y-shaped group of Unesco-protected volcanic islands that rise out of the azure-coloured waters off the north-east coast of Sicily. It is one of the mystical sounding Aeolian Islands, the name conjuring up images of Odysseus … Continue reading