Imagine strolling through the rolling hills of Tuscany, surrounded by vines swaying in the warm light of the setting sun. The air is filled with the scent of ripe grapes and the promise of exceptional wine enjoyment. Welcome to the world of the Duemani winery - a place where...
Natural winemakers are now well established on the island of Sicily. But let us make a brief digression to the people who made this possible. The history of wine, like much that concerns man, is not a straight line. It has many twists and turns, and each path is...
Italy is a country of poets and we love our little jokes. The word Dolcetto means the little sweet in Italian. So far so good. The problem is that the wine is dry and not sweet at all. There are two theories about the etymology of the name: «Dolcetto» may derive from...
The city of Lucca was a dream for a teenager like me. I went by train to one of the biggest comic fairs in Italy, and I still remember the crowds of teenagers getting off at the station and flooding the streets of the medieval town. I remember the beautiful, well...
Baroque furniture, heavy curtains, a gramophone playing classical music.This or similar is the stereotypical evening with the Viennese aristocracy. You stand on the balcony, smoke a cigarette and look out over the Danube. Suddenly there is a scratching sound on the record and everyone turns their heads towards the room, puzzled. And there they catch sight of a...
First of all, I have to admit that I didn't know much about Roero. Perhaps I also underestimated the region due to previous experiences. But when I tasted the Valfaccenda wines, I was surprised by their richness and bewildered by their complexity. That was more than enough to tickle my curiosity. I...
Today we are in Veneto, in Valpolicella east of Lake Garda. This is the region of Amarone, the deep dark, beguiling balsam of vines. Along with Barolo and Brunello del Montalcino, it is one of the three red wine kings of Italy and exceptional in more ways than one. It starts with the grape varieties, whose names are like incantations....
Despite historic drought, Jean-Bernard Berthomé managed to produce the fifth outstanding vintage in a row in 2019. This time, however, the vintage collection of the Huet estate from the Loire consists of only four wines. One dry (Sec) wine from each of the three terroirs Le Haut-Lieu, Clos de Bourg and Le Mont; as well as a more semi-dry...
