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Wine Artisans: Corrado Dottori
Corrado Dottori is a well known figure in the natural wine world also because of his role in Jonathan Nossiter’s movie “Natural Resistence”. His winery La Distesa does superb white wines in the Castelli di Jesi area, but this year the real scoop is his new red “Le Derive” which will have a proper presentation […]
CHAMPAGNE: BLANC DE… QUOI?
Tasting lead by Samuel Cogliati Sala Piranesi Sunday 6th March at 5 pm Samuel Cogliati will take us on a tour of his preferred terroir: Champagne. As his trademark habit, we will endeavour in a blind tasting of champagne from high-profile vignerons to investigate and meditate through the meanders of grape varieties, terroir and its […]
ETNA RED – NORTH SIDE
Book presentation and wine tasting guided by Giorgio Fogliani with Samuel Cogliati The producers will be present during the session Sala Piranesi Sunday 19 February, 2 pm (English text coming soon) Regione d’antichissima tradizione viticola, solo di recente l’Etna ha finalmente ricevuto la meritata attenzione di pubblico e critica. Le colate laviche del vulcano hanno […]
JURA: TERROIRS, PRODUCERS, WINES
Samuel Cogliati interviews François Morel Sala Piranesi Saturday 5th March at 5 pm If we want to point out a wine region in full renovation, Jura is certainly one of the first that comes to mind. Not that this was a sleepy terroir, but until not long ago it stood merely on the sidelines of […]
THE GREAT SOUTH-WEST OF FRANCE
Tasting guided by Samuel Cogliati Sala Piranesi Saturday 18 February at 2:30pm (English text coming soon) Samuel Cogliati ci guiderà in una perlustrazione enoica della regione a torto meno nota del panorama enografico francese. Vitigni autoctoni, straordinaria varietà espressiva, tutte le tipologie di vino, sensibilità territoriale, vignaioli e terroir di valore e… prezzi ancora ragionevoli. […]
Wine Artisans: Giovanni Montisci
In the heart of the wildest Sardinia Giovanni Montisci takes care of his old plants of Cannonau grape, in small vignards similar to french “Clos”. The intensity of this landscape we can recognize in the deepness of his wines and in particular the “Riserva Franzisca” which deserves a special mention. Recently Giovanni has come out […]
Wine artisans: Frank Cornelissen
Frank Cornelissen arrived on the slopes of the Etna volcano, in Sicily, more than 15 years ago and has since brought his wines to exceptional results always searching for the expressive purity of the raw material. Nowdays he is one of the most internationally known and appreciated wine artisans around. Photo: Øystein Haara/Goblin Magazine
Wine Artisans: Mario Basco
I Cacciagalli is the name of the estate where Mario Basco and his wife Diana produce their wines, all from local grapes, following the principles of biodynamics on volcanic soils rich in minerals. The introduction of terracotta amphorae in the making process of some of their wines encreases on the palate the outstanding minerality that […]
Wine Artisans: Montse and Carles Mora Ferrer
Montse (left) and Carles Mora Ferrer own the winery Clot de les Soleres, in the Penedès region, near Barcelona in Spain. Since 2008 they make only extremely natural wines, without adding sulphates, which turn out to be extremely pleasant both to the palate and to the soul. Photo Julia Hüttner – Apertedevue
Wine Artisans: Marco Sara
Marco Sara, in the Colli Orientali del Friuli wine region, is especially known for his sweet wine Picolit, but since a few years also his dry wines are appreciated around the world.
