As the world of Italian wine prepares to gather at Vinitaly, Vini Veri, and VinNatur later this week, the editors of VinoWire were thrilled to see an up-to-date posting of DOCGs by Alfonso Cevola, Italian Wine Director for Glazers, Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News, and author of On the Wine Trail in Italy [...]
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Left: Giusto Occhipinti, owner of COS and Occhipinti. VinoWire contributor Tom Hyland, author of Reflections on Wine, just returned from Sicily.
I have been in Sicily for the en premeur tastings for the last three days, combining winery visits with producer tastings. A few words on the best wines I have tasted…
To date, the only competition [...]
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By now, even children know that as of August 1, 2009, the CMO (Common Market Organisation) wine reforms will transform our DOCs, DOCGs, and IGTs into PDOs and PGIs (even though they will not change the names we are accustomed to using for our appellations).
For some useful links on Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) and [...]
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VinoWire contributor emeritus Charles Scicolone filed the following note last week based on his tasting of Banfi 2004 Brunello di Montalcino at Vino 2009 in New York City in January 2009. Widely recognized as one of the leading U.S. authorities on Italian wine, Charles is the author of Charles Scicolone on Wine.
Brunello di Montalcino 2004 [...]
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In a press release issued yesterday, Gambero Rosso and Slow Food have announced that the two publishers have severed ties and that Gambero Rosso will be the sole editor of the guide to the Wines of Italy:
Gambero Rosso’s president Paolo Cuccia and Slow Food Italia’s president Roberto Burdese have consensually decided to end their partnership [...]
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According to corporate blogger Francesco Arrigoni (whose blog appears on the Italian national daily newspaper Corriere della Sera website), official news of historic Italian publishing partners Gambero Rosso and Slow Food’s divorce is expected soon. Gambero Rosso director Daniele Cernili and Slow Food founder Carlo Petrini first published the landmark Vini d’Italia (guide to the [...]
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In the wake of the annus horribilis 2008, there was great anticipation among wine lovers and observers at Benvenuto Brunello — the first official outing for the new vintage 2004. The event, held on February 20 and 21, was a memorable moment for a number of reasons. The vintage had been given the maximum rating [...]
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VinoWire contributor Tom Hyland is the author of Reflections on Wine.
I attended the Benvenuto Brunello tastings last weekend in Montalcino and I am happy to report that Brunello is back! After the rainy 2002 growing season and a torridly hot 2003 which yielded less than satisfying wines, the new examples of Brunello di Montalcino from [...]
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