I recently visited Paolo and we’ll talk about the Kars in an upcoming issue. But when we were in his marani (he vinifies completely in qvevri), he mentioned that his... read more →
Elena told me that her barbera doesn’t manage to go through malolactic. “It just can’t,” she said. “The acidity is too high.” But in these examples the lack of malo... read more →
Elena told me that her barbera doesn’t manage to go through malolactic. “It just can’t,” she said. “The acidity is too high.” But in these examples the lack of malo... read more →
Organic since 1996. With five days of skin contact, this qualifies as an orange wine, but this one is super gentle and beautiful. Eye-catching melon with complex exotic citrus fruit... read more →
Lovers of traditional Piedmontese wines, rejoice. Since 2004, Ferdinando has eliminated the chemicals in the vineyard and in the winery. This was lovely. From vineyards in Monforte and Serralunga, I... read more →
The one-liter size seems like just the right thing for this glou glou, easy-to-drink but certainly not mindless, lovely, lovely wine. Ampeleia is a joint venture from Elisabetta Foradori and... read more →
His importer tells me that Dario’s heart isn’t behind this, an entry level introduction to the man and his wines, but it sure doesn’t taste like that. It’s a shorter... read more →
Giovanni Menti aimed to make something fizzy and uncomplicated to enjoy with a group of friends. He succeeded. The vines are planted in the volcanic- soiled Gambellara. Geographically close to... read more →
High elevation, limestone and good sense. That’s what makes this wine, from vines planted around the time I visited the Dolomites, in 1999. Raised in stainless and then plunked into... read more →
From volcanic hillside in Gambellara , this reminds me of orange on almond peel! Reminds me so much of his neighbor Angiolio Maule, but I already said that last month... read more →