October 2022

Located in the best Tuscan terroirs to produce the main wines of this extraordinary wine region, the Frescobaldi winery has established itself as one of the oldest and most extensive wineries in Europe and in the world. Among its prestigious wines, we are lucky to have in our online wine shop a Brunello di Montalcino like few others on the market.

With great emotion, we tasted the Brunello di Montalcino D.O.C.G. CastelGiocondo Frescobaldi 2017. Below, our experience and tasting. [READ ALL]

Halloween is coming ... Party with friends, horror movies and typical sweets. There are people who do not celebrate this day, but they love wine and take advantage of this opportunity to drink wines that are different from the usual ones.

We present you 3 bottles, different from the usual, that you should drink on this day. [READ ALL]

The wine we are reviewing has recently obtained a prestigious award, the WineHunter Award, assigned every year to those Italian and international wine and culinary products which, following in-depth sensory analyzes conducted by a jury of experts, prove to be of excellent quality, enough to stand out from the competition.

The wine we are talking about is Cabernet Franc Friuli D.O.C. Villa Vitas 2020. Here is our tasting experience. [READ ALL]

This question tests even the most experienced of wine lovers. The standard capacity of the wine bottles is 75 cl. Everyone knows this, but few enthusiasts know the reasons for this standard.

As often happens, behind these kind of curious questions, there are truly surprising answers. Read our article and you will find the answers to our question. [READ ALL]

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]