Montefalco Rosso Riserva Doc raises the bar, but not always with linear results. The 17 samples tasted have an average of 89.9 points, higher than that of Montefalco Rosso, but with a very wide range: from 84 to 95 points. The Riserva is the category in which production ambition emerges most forcefully, along with the […]
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Montefalco Rosso Doc is the category that best tells the story of the territory’s pursuit of immediacy. The 25 samples tasted have an average of 88.9 points, with peaks at 91. It’s not the denomination of absolute peaks. But it’s the one in which the attempt to build more accessible wines, centered on drinkability, fruit,
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Less and less Sagrantino di Montefalco and more and more Trebbiano Spoletino and Montefalco Rosso. With the shift from “Anteprima Sagrantino” to “A Montefalco“, the Consortium of Umbria’s renowned wine seems to have changed its skin, but above all its color. So much so that one wonders whether the new name of the event, launched
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“Schioppettino Rosé, we are the only ones making it in this territory. A very Provençal French style. Aesthetically fascinating and striking. It makes you want to drink it and put it in your mouth.” Sexualization and wine: the winery’s reel for Vinitaly 2026 reopens the theme of limits in communication. A reel published by a
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Primitivo di Manduria Rosato. Not a new DOC, but a new category that the Puglia wine protection Consortium has asked the ministry to introduce. A minor revolution for one of Italy’s most exported red wines, especially in the medium-low price bracket. On paper, the idea is easy to understand: a strong appellation is attempting to
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In an interview with Corriere della Sera on the occasion of Vinitaly 2026, the renowned Italian chef Carlo Cracco hits the nail on the head regarding a real issue: wine consumption is shrinking, prices are heavy, and wine must be made more accessible. Hence the practical proposal: encourage the glass, even the half-glass of wine.
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The picture emerging from the 2025 Kalterersee Preview is quite clear. This is a vintage focused on immediate pleasure, with wines built more on “smoothness” than depth. PROFILE OF THE 2025 KALTERERSEE VINTAGE The samples show a common thread: fresh, often crunchy red fruit, accompanied by clean and direct aromatic profiles. The wines are approachable
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There is something deeply ironic about the way certain debates cyclically reappear in the wine world. Sparking this reflection is the boom of decaffeinated coffee in Italy. A phenomenon that, on closer inspection, says much more than a simple change in caffeine-related habits. And which, in the words of Martin Foradori Hofstätter, ends up surprisingly
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A concrete opportunity for Oltrepò Pavese wineries. Grow du Monde returns, the international competition entirely dedicated to Riesling Italico, the only global event focused on this variety. Among the international judges invited to participate in the 2026 edition, hosted this year by the Czech Republic, I will also be there. GROW, THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR
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Welschriesling confirms its strategic role in the production of white and sparkling wines in Brazil. This is according to a recent study conducted by the Centro Estadual de Diagnóstico e Pesquisa em Fruticultura (DDPA/SEAPDR) of the Government of Rio Grande do Sul, with contributions from researchers at the Universidade de Caxias do Sul and Embrapa
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