2011 GREAT AMARONE VINTAGE
The ‘FAMIGLIE DELL’AMARONE’, an association of the 12 historic families of Valpolicella, let us know that their previous conjecture of 2011 as a great vintage seems to get confirmed. The weather conditions during the grape maturation and the ‘appassimento’ (withering) were perfect. Now, after the ‘appassimento’ phase and the crushing, 2011 has everything to become [...]
MONTALCINO E MOZART … WINE ENCOUNTERS MUSIC
Received Press Release
12 UVE IS THE NEW MANIFESTO OF MADE-IN-ITALY
The website dedicated to this original and innovative project describes its story and represents the easiest way to taste the history of Italian oenology
www.12uve.com
When the excellence of wine and the worldwide renowned land of origin meet one of the greatest geniuses in the history of classic [...]
RICCI CURBASTRO: AN EFFERVESCENT HAPPY END
In September 2011, I had the great pleasure to visit a few wineries during a press-trip organized by FEDERDOC in Northern Italy. After VALDO in Valdobbiadene, the next visits were in the heart of the Veneto wine history, around the city of Verona. MASI was the first ‘Valpolicella’ winery we visited, followed by NICOLIS, TEDESCHI [...]
VALENTINA CUBI: COLOR SYMPHONY AND TASTE HARMONY
In September 2011, I had the great pleasure to visit a few wineries during a press-trip organized by FEDERDOC in Northern Italy. After VALDO in Valdobbiadene, the next visits were in the heart of the Veneto wine history, around the city of Verona. MASI was the first ‘Valpolicella’ winery we visited, followed by NICOLIS and [...]
TEDESCHI: A FAMILY, A REGION, AND A NEVERENDING WINE LOVESTORY (3)
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EPILOGUE: A FEW EXTRA COMMENTS…
TEDESCHI wines, like many other traditional Valpolicella wines, should get the time to breathe before serving. Forget what people often say about ‘opening the bottle x hours before serving’, it won’t make much difference. Pouring it over in a wide base decanter will surely help much better.
SLAVONIAN is not SLOVENIAN… Unbelievable [...]
