Winemag Guide

The Winemag Guide category gathers selections, evaluations, and in-depth coverage dedicated to the best wines reviewed by the editorial team. Technical sheets, scores, awards, and insights offer readers an authoritative tool for navigating Italian and international labels, with a focus on quality, the best Italian wines, and the work of top wineries.

Winemag Guide 2026: Wineries and Wines of the Year. The Keyword is “Authenticity”

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Time for announcements for the Winemag Guide 2026, which once again brings together the best Italian wines and the best wineries in Italy, selected through a rigorous blind tasting. A work of analysis and comparison that rewards territorial identity beyond commercial potential, capturing the state of the art of Italian wine in 2025. The keyword

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In Pinot Nero we trust. Oltrepò pavese scommette forte sul Classese

In Pinot Nero we trust. Oltrepò bets big on Classese

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Which consortium brand for sparkling wine gives such importance to Pinot Nero worldwide that it includes it in the DOCG regulations at a minimum percentage of 85%? Hint: it’s not Champagne, it’s not Franciacorta. It is—or rather, will be, once the bureaucratic process is complete—Classese, the DOCG Classic Method sparkling wine of the Oltrepò Pavese

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Telmont, la maison di Champagne che ha preso il green per una cosa (davvero) seria. 100% biologico entro 2031 e lancio Réserve de la Terre Rosé leonardo di caprio

The Champagne house that takes “green” (really) seriously

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“We want to produce the best possible Champagne, without any compromise when it comes to sustainability.” With these words Alexis Lyon, global brand manager of Champagne Telmont, summed up the philosophy of the French house, which was a guest last night at Casa Azzoguidi, in Bologna, for the official Italian presentation of Réserve de la

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Montefalco e Spoleto l’Umbria del vino in grande spolvero (7)

Best Sagrantino and Trebbiano Spoletino | Preview A Montefalco 2025

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A Montefalco 2025, an event organized by the Consorzio Tutela Vini Montefalco, offered an insight into the wine heritage and enological identity of the Montefalco and Spoleto territories. “The evaluation of the 2021 vintage and the success of the A Montefalco 2025 edition – states Paolo Bartoloni, president of the Consorzio Tutela Vini Montefalco –

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Verduno Pelaverga da rischio scomparsa a 30 anni della Doc nelle Langhe associazione verduno è uno tre migliori verduno pelaverga 2024

Verduno Pelaverga, from the brink of extinction to 30 years of DOC in the Langhe

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The Piedmont denomination remains a niche, but it’s carving out space among the giants Barolo and Barbaresco thanks to the tenacity of the local community and the “Verduno è uno” association, chaired by Diego Morra. A production and commercial breakthrough that has brought it to 35 hectares under vine and over 200,000 bottles. Three labels

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Trigon Rottensteiner la quadra sul Lagrein di Gries sudtirol alto adige doc riserva punteggio 96 100 winemag prezzo 75 euro

Trigon Rottensteiner: Squaring the Circle on Lagrein di Gries

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The new label, positioned at the top of the Bolzano winery’s quality pyramid, was presented today. A “Super Alto Adige” whose name recalls the triangular shape of the vineyard where the grapes are grown, in the “cru” of the Gries district. 2022 vintage, limited edition of 2,500 bottles. Price is around 75 euros. Trigon, meaning

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Metti un Viognier e un Lagrein per estate Girasasso e Michele Simoni zio bepi la volpe e l'uva maremma toscana doc 2024 trentino doc 2023

A Viognier and a Lagrein for Summer: Girasasso and Michele Simoni

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A Viognier and a Lagrein for summer. Not so much reflections of climate change, but of the eye—or rather, the vision, forward-thinking and attentive—of winegrowers who know how to hit the mark with their (spot-on) choices in the vineyard and, consequently, in the glass. The Viognier comes from the Girasasso winery: it’s called La Volpe

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