Articles for ' italian wine'

Marco Sartori is driven man that has gone from making his first vintage to one of the hottest new talents in the region in just a few short years. All the wines produced by this modern new winery are world class. Marco’s philosophy is very simple, reduce the yield in the vineyard to 1 kg per vine and you obtain fabulous fruit concentration. The 2002 Valpolicella obtained a Highly Recommended… read the rest of “Roccolo Grassi, Veneto, Italy”

This winery which has really been making the headlines. The winery is based in a beautiful national park (Canestro Valley) and bears and wolves can often be sighted in amongst the vines.The high altitude and cooler climate (not too mention state of the art winery) lead to wines with much more polish and class than most of the regions wines. Their “basic” Vigne Nuove 2004 was voted best value… read the rest of “Valle Reale, Abruzzo, Italy”

Cantine Tramin are making some of the best white wines in Italy under the expertise of Oscar Lorandi and Willi Sturz who was voted wine maker of the year in 2004. The combination of strict yield control in the vineyards, skilled winemaking techniques and the wonderfully clear cool air of the Dolomites result in white wines that are textbook varietal wines with crisp acidity and a lovely mineral… read the rest of “Tramin, Alto Adigo, Italy”