Nestled in the hill country of San Floriano del Collio, the Collavini winery has resonated strongly with the writers of US magazine ”Il Mio Vino”, who have awarded the Broy Bianco DOC Collio 2010 the ”Grand Prix del Vino Italiano 2013″ in the white wine category.
Produced from grapes that thrive on [...] Continue Reading…
After tasting close to 3,000 Italian wines throughout 2012, James Suckling has for the first time selected his Top 100 Italian wines.
‘My list this year was a straightforward number crunch that sorted the wines I tasted by score out of a maximum of 100 points. The cut off point [...] Continue Reading…
Zenato has received outstanding scores awarded by Wine Spectator, Wine Enthusiast, Robert Parker and James Suckling further affirming the caliber of their wines.
The winery received scores of 90 and above for their Amarone della Valpolicella DOC Classico Riserva Sergio Zenato 2006, Amarone della Valpolicella DOC Classico 2008 and Ripassa [...] Continue Reading…
Wine Enthusiast Magazine’s 2012 Wine Star Awards has named the Arnaldo Caprai winery—pioneer and leader in the production of top quality Sagrantino wines—’European Winery of the Year’.
“The innovative Arnaldo Caprai Winery has helped revive Umbria’s indigenous grapes, bringing the wine region into the international spotlight for its [...] Continue Reading…
On the heels of Australia’s cider-drinking boom, Arquilla are expanding our extensive range of premium Italian wine, champagne, beer and spirits to include artisanal cider.
We are excited to introduce the handcrafted Cider of Mont Blanc, a sparkling cider from the Aosta Valley Alps, bordering France in the northwestern tip [...] Continue Reading…
Across the world, synthetic cork producers are rejoicing as the Italian Ministry of Agriculture has agreed to the use of screwcaps and synthetic corks on higher quality DOC and DOCG wines for the first time.
This decision will give more Italian wine producers a little more leg room to decide [...] Continue Reading…
There must be something in the water over in New Zealand, as kiwi winery Mission Estate took away five gold medals at the NZ International Wine Show and Royal Easter Show earlier this year.
The following Pinot Noir and Chardonnay varietals were awarded top honours, adding five new awards [...] Continue Reading…
One of the most anticipated award ceremonies in the foodie calendar took place last night and we’re delighted to report some outstanding results for a number of our customers in The Age Good Food Guide 2013.
Highlights include Vue de Monde claiming the grand title of ‘Restaurant of the year’ [...] Continue Reading…
Elio Altare, a visionary with a new mission
In the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Cinque Terre National Park, Elio Altare is deep in his visionary CAMPOGRANDE project, mentoring young local winemakers in the hope that they will repopulate this rural area.
Fifty years ago, 1300 hectares of vineyards were planted. Today only 80 hectares remain. Altare is [...] Continue Reading…