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Alcesti, Sicilia DOC (Sicily, Italy) Nero d’Avola 2021

by Miranda Franco | Sep 17, 2024

The 2021 Alcesti Appassinesos, made entirely from Nero d’Avola, is a dependable choice for an everyday, approachable...

by Wayne Belding | Sep 17, 2024

The Lugana DOC lies at the southern end of Lake Garda and is shared by Lombardy and the Veneto regions. Ottella is...

by Michael Apstein | Sep 17, 2024

I was unfamiliar with the Pisa-based producer, Badia di Morrona until their Italian public relations firm sent me...

by Rich Cook | Sep 10, 2024

Yum! Lemon – lemon blossom, lemon oil, lemon zest, a dash of pith, and hints of lanolin and ambergris. I...

by Rich Cook | Sep 10, 2024

This comes from a truly unique spot in the world. A dash of mint lifts the delicious lemon character up in both...

by Michael Apstein | Sep 10, 2024

Costamagna’s majestic Riserva, Bricco Francesco, comes from the higher part of Rocche Dell’Annunziata, which...

by Michael Apstein | Sep 10, 2024

Ian D’Agata, an Italian wine authority who has forgotten more about Italian wines than I know, says in Barolo: ...

by Miranda Franco | Sep 10, 2024

The Livio Felluga 2020 Friuli Colli Orientali Pinot Grigio Curubella displays a coppery hue, or "ramato" in...

by Michael Apstein | Sep 3, 2024

With Giorgio Primo, Giampaolo Motta, the owner of La Massa, shows that Bordeaux varieties do well in Tuscany outside of...

by Michael Apstein | Sep 3, 2024

Ornellaia is one of Italy’s iconic and greatest wines. They produce a second wine, Le Serre Nuove...

by Vince Simmon | Sep 3, 2024

Marta Valpiani is a boutique family-run winery from Emilia-Romagna in Northern Italy. Their Rio Pierta Sangiovese is...

by Miranda Franco | Aug 28, 2024

Timorasso is quickly becoming one of Italy's most captivating indigenous white varieties, offering a harmonious blend of...