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90 points James Suckling, 92 points Luca Maroni, "The Winehunter Award" at the Merano Wine Festival 2022, best Primitivo di Manduria among those evaluated at the "Mundus Vini Summer Tasting 2022": when we chose to review the Primitivo di Manduria D.O.C. "Villa Santera" by Leone de Castris, vintage 2021, we knew we had to taste a symbol of the Denomination, produced by one of the most important wineries in Puglia.

In short, one of those tastings where expectations are really high. As often happens, we were satisfied. [READ ALL]

Coming from the archipelago of the Aeolian Islands (or Lipari), in the province of Messina, off the coast of Sicily, Malvasia delle Lipari is a wine whose production is the prerogative of a niche of local wineries.

Among these realities there is that of the Colosi family, specialized in the production of typical wines of the Sicilian territory and the exclusive wines of the Aeolian tradition. Its Malvasia delle Lipari D.O.C. Naturale di Salina 2016 is the protagonist of our review. [READ ALL]

We are approaching Christmas and, for this reason, we thought to review one of those sparkling wines to put on our tables, at the end of a meal, with the classic Christmas sweets. As you may have guessed, being placed at the end of the meal, the wine we are talking about is a sweet sparkling wine: Asti Spumante D.O.C.G.

Specifically, our review concerns Asti Spumante D.O.C.G. produced by Azienda Agricola Marenco. Yes, this is our advice for toasts and parties! [READ ALL]

You are preparing a table for a dinner with several guests and you know that more bottles of wine will be uncorked. You also know that every type of wine wants its glass and you’re going to put it on the table. How many wine glasses can you put on the table? What is the maximum number? Is there a specific rule? [READ ALL]

The richness of the soil on which the grapes are grown, the particular microclimate and the exceptional nature of the area, the slopes of the only active volcano in continental Europe, are the typical traits of Vesuvian enology, one of the most fascinating and appreciated by wine lovers.

At Wineshop.it we have one of these pearls, the Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio "Vesevus" of Sorrentino, the red wine of Vesuvius. We tasted the vintage 2020 to tell you about the peculiarities of the wines produced here. [READ ALL]