Vintage voyage: Friuli-Venezia Giulia—wine without borders
The shifting nationalities and multicultural history of the northern Italian region have led to a fascinatingly varied modern wine scene.
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Grattamacco at 40: True originals
The wines at the ever-experimental Bolgheri estate are growing more refined and transparent by the vintage.
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Oltrepò Pavese: Top of the Classese
Producers in this corner of Lombardy are pinning their hopes on Classese, a new category for their traditional-method sparkling wines.
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Beyond Thirty: The Ca’ Marcanda anniversary experience
The Gaja family’s Bolgheri estate has become one of the defining addresses in Italian wine, says Anthony Rose after an…
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2023 Ornellaia: Vital signs
The Super Tuscan estate's latest vintage points to an exciting future with the talented technical director Marco Balsimelli at the…
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Antinori 2021 Guado al Tasso Il Matarocchio: Truly beautiful
The latest vintage of Antinori’s single-vineyard Bolgheri red is one of the world’s greatest expressions of Cabernet Franc.
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At the table: Risi e bisi
“If ever there was a case of 'what grows together goes together' it is risi e bisi and northeast Italian…
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2021 Barolo: Structure, drive, energy, freshness
Andrew Jefford sets the scene after a tasting of 50 top wines from the best vintage in the region since…
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