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We had high expectations when we decided to taste the Pinot Nero "Riserva Mazon" Hofstätter 2019. These expectations have been confirmed: when the soil and climatic conditions are favorable and when the producer takes care and attention of his vineyards and uses modern wine making techniques, the result is the production of a wine of extreme quality. [READ ALL]

Prosecco and Franciacorta are not the same wine! Of course, they are two great Italian sparkling wines, but their characteristics and the ways in which they are produced are extremely different. In short, as we have said, they are two very, very different sparkling wines!

We explain the main differences between Prosecco and Franciacorta. [READ ALL]

One of the most typical aspects of Italian viticulture is its great heterogeneity. For this reason, we like to look for producers and wines in many different areas, to find out which "jewels" are produced.

Today we go to Salina, a wonderful island in the Aeolian archipelago (Sicily). Here the Colosi winery, for many years, has been producing unique wines, typical of the terroir and of the Aeolian tradition, such as Salina Rosso I.G.P. Colosi. We tasted and reviewed the new 2021 vintage. [READ ALL]

The wine service is a very special moment. There are specific rules you should follow and mistakes you shouldn't make.

In this article, we have identified the 5 most common mistakes that are made by many people when they decide to serve and pour wine. [READ ALL]

When we arrived in Montepulciano, to identify the typical wines of the area that were right for us, we were pleasantly struck by a local reality, with a centuries-old history, in continuous evolution and modernization. This is the Fassati Winery.

The wine we liked the most is the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano "Pasiteo", of which we have obtained the exclusive for online sale. We tell you about it through the tasting of the excellent 2017 vintage. [READ ALL]