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Chianti. Principal facts
The most popular Italian wine outside Italy.
Brunello di Montalcino. Main facts
The history of Brunello counts about 150 years, the beginning of it was put by Ferruccio Biondi–Santi and his experiments with the Sangiovese grape in the 70s of the 19th century...
Romano Dal Forno, the King of Valpolicella
La Val d'Illasi, a zone in the east of Verona, doesn’t have the honour of belonging to the Amarone Classico territory (which includes Negrar, Fumane and Novare). However, thanks to only one person, the paradigm of superiority of Classico over Normale has been resolutely revised...
Castello di Ama
Situated in the heart of area Chianti Classico (between Radda and Gaiole), Castello di Ama winery was established in 1972...
Brunello di Montalcino Case Basse – vertical tasting (26 January 2006)
t has taken me quite awhile to realise this text. Probably about five years, or somewhere around that...
Grappa
In the north of Italy one may come across such vulgar Latin terms as raspon, rapo, grapo, rappe, raspe and even graspa (an old name for grape pomace which has been widely used by local wine-makers to this very day)...
Distillerie Poli
Distillerie Poli is a small scale artisan producer of the finest grappa, located in Schiavon in the heart of Veneto...
Fernet-Branca
Fernet-Branca – is a unique Italian digestive with 150-year history...