Category Archives: News
Zenato awarded for superior wines
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 Valpolicella DOC Classico 2008 wines. [...]
Arnaldo Caprai named “European Winery of the Year”
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 production of Sagrantino di Montefalco,” said Wine Enthusiast [...]
Cider of Mont Blanc
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 of Italy. The brewery Maley, [...]
Landmark decision corks debate
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 the best method suited to [...]
Arnaldo Caprai, the people’s choice
Arnaldo Caprai has been named one of the three most respected wineries in Italy, according to a recent consumer survey by Marche Polytechnic University in Italy. The results, published by leading Italian wine news source Winenews.it, are another accolade to add to Arnaldo Caprai’s collection, having already been named Winery of the Year by Gambero [...]
Zenato’s Vinitaly Success
Zenato enjoyed a wonderful few days celebrating and drawing in large crowds to their spectacular stand at last month’s Vinitaly 2012. Zenato chose Vinitaly, one of the world’s most renowned and influential wine and spirit fairs, to celebrate the landmark twentieth anniversary of the Valpolicella Superiore Ripassa, with an exclusive 18 litre Cuvee of the [...]
Time to Decanter a Pio Cesare
The must have guide for wine aficionados, Decanter Magazine has featured Arquilla’s Pio Cesare in its Producer Profile as part of its April Italian edition! Wine expert Kerin O’Keefe travels to the glorious Piedmont region to speak candidly with Pio Boffa about the current tactics and ongoing traditions that allow Pio Cesare to retain its [...]
A year of accolades for Livio Felluga
Livio Felluga, winner of 18 Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri Awards, had an impressive 2011. The innovative wine producers received numerous international accolades for their exquisite Friulan wines and Arquilla is excited to share some of these superb acclaims. One of the many recognitions came from US magazine, Wine & Spirits, which rated three Livio Felluga wines [...]
James Suckling’s Top 100