by Paul Gibon | May 3, 2023 | Producers, Puglia, Regions
Feudo di Santa Croce is located in Apulia, on the Salento peninsula which stretches a hundred kilometres or so out into the Adriatic and the Ionian Sea, and is commonly known as “the heel” of the boot.Thanks to its water resources and climate, with a good range of...
by Paul Gibon | May 3, 2023 | Cantina Albea, Producers, Puglia, Regions
The harsh but generous soil of the Alberobello area was rendered fertile inch by inch by man’s hard work, rewarding the farmers thousands of times over for all their efforts, producing the lush vineyards and olive groves around the “town of the Trulli”, the golden...
by Paul Gibon | May 3, 2023 | Piemonte, Producers, Regions
The name of Enrico Serafino was founded in 1878 in the historic town of Canale d’Alba. Now, as then, the winery advocates a high quality level of typical regional wines. It is one of the leading companies in the region and has been honoured with numerous awards. The...
by Paul Gibon | May 3, 2023 | Piemonte, Producers, Regions
The Novello vineyard represents a bridge that Ca ‘Viola has built to connect its past with the present and the future. A small plot, located in the Sottocastello cru, just outside the town, at an altitude of 470 meters above sea level, it has a south, southeast...
by Paul Gibon | May 3, 2023 | Distillerie Berta, Piemonte, Producers, Regions
Distillerie Berta is a leading family-owned grappa producer based in Piedmont, north Italy. It exports to over 60 different markets around the globe.The company’s first distillery was built in 1947 at Nizza Monferrato by Paolo Berta, who had just graduated as an...
by Paul Gibon | May 3, 2023 | Piemonte, Producers, Regions
The history of the Vietti winery traces its roots back to the 19th Century. Only at the beginning of the 20th century, however, did the Vietti name become a winery offering its own wines in bottle.Vietti wines come from Castiglione Falletto vineyards, in the hearth of...
by Paul Gibon | May 3, 2023 | Marche, Producers, Regions
Located just outside the town of Ascoli Piceno, Velenosi embodies the personality of the Marche region of Central Italy. Beginning 30 years ago with limited resources and minimal experience, the indefatigable Angela Velenosi, through sheer determination and...
by Paul Gibon | May 3, 2023 | Lombardia, Producers, Regions
The island of Sicily is home to the Tasca d’Almerita family of estates: Regaleali, Capofaro, and Whitaker. The Regaleali estate is at the heart of the family’s wine production, and also serves as an escape from the bustle of the coastal capital of Palermo. In 2002,...
by Paul Gibon | May 3, 2023 | Lazio, Producers, Regions
The Principe Pallavicini winery was established by one of Italy’s oldest noble families. With over 300 years of viticultural experience, the family focuses on the development of the winemaking business in order to produce wines of impeccable quality in the magical,...
by Paul Gibon | May 3, 2023 | Lazio, Producers, Regions
Falesco’s vineyards extend between Lake Bolsena in Lazio and the town of Orvieto in Umbria, which is a hilly area with similar climatic and soil conditions, as evidenced by the long winemaking traditions of these places particularly suitable for viticulture. Centuries...
by Paul Gibon | Apr 26, 2023 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Producers, Regions
Livio Felluga identifies with the best winemaking tradition in Friuli and nowadays, also beyond this chosen land, privileged for its people and its wines. A consolidated customary love of wine has been part of the family for six generations.Since Livio Felluga...
by Paul Gibon | Apr 26, 2023 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Producers, Regions
Three generations, one family history. Grandpa ‘Min’ – and then Livio, the dad – in the ‘60s began the history of what is today Tunella, owned by Massimo and Marco Zorzettig. The two, together with their mother Gabriella, are now the proud custodian of their family’s...
by Paul Gibon | Apr 26, 2023 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Producers, Regions
From the hills of eastern Friuli (Colli Orientali) in the northeastern corner of Italy, wedged between Slovenia and Austria, come these graceful wines from one of the most prestigious wine-producing regions in Italy. Friuli is especially known for producing...
by Paul Gibon | Apr 26, 2023 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Producers, Regions
Established in 1931 as Cantina Sociale Cooperativa Destra Tagliamento, the company Viticoltori Friulani La Delizia is the largest wine-making facility of the Region Friuli Venezia Giulia. The company rates more than 500 wine growers with 2000 hectares of vineyards...
by Paul Gibon | Apr 26, 2023 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Producers, Regions
Bidoli Vini is today run by brother and sister team: winemaker Arrigo Bidoli and his sister Margherita, who looks after sales and marketing. Their picturesque winery is situated in the Friuli region of north east Italy, nestled in a beautiful valley at the foot of the...
by Paul Gibon | Apr 26, 2023 | Emilia-Romagna, Producers, Regions
San Patrignano near Rimini in the north Italian province of Emilia-Romagna represents one of the most successful and unusual ventures in the Italian wine world, a project that weds dedication to the land to a humanitarian effort. Founded in 1978 by Vincenzo Muccioli,...
by Paul Gibon | Apr 25, 2023 | Emilia-Romagna, Producers, Regions
Since 1946, the Enopoly of Parma is a guarantee brand for the genuineness of wine and the quality of the production process. Demonstrating that tradition, quality and genuineness have always “poured” on each bottle produced. It was up to 1946 the establishment of the...
by Paul Gibon | Apr 25, 2023 | Calabria, Producers
The ancient name of Calabria, “Enotria Tellus” (“Land of Wine”), offers a straightforward introduction to this fascinating land, which has always been dedicated to producing wines. For over two thousand years the agricultural history of...
by Paul Gibon | Apr 25, 2023 | Campania, Producers
Tradition and taste in a sip, halfway between history and modernity. The story is that of the Old Distillery Petrone now in its fifth generation, and officially founded in 1858 by Domenico Petrone. A story, however, has even more distant origins. The daughter of a...
by Paul Gibon | Apr 25, 2023 | Campania, Producers
Feudi di San Gregorio today epitomises the oenological renaissance of southern Italy, promoting a wine culture for the rediscovery of Mediterranean flavours. To promote southern Italy grape varieties, such as Aglianico, Fiano di Avellino and Greco di Tufo which is an...
by Paul Gibon | Apr 25, 2023 | Abruzzo, Producers
Gianni Masciarelli inherited his passion for vineyards and wine from his maternal grandfather Umberto and soon began his first experiments with grapes, animated by a big dream: give value to the native vines in Abruzzo, giving them an international character, and...