I worked two days as a judge in the most rigorous and influential wine contest in the world: the International Wine Challenge.
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Jun
Jun
Today, Italy is the leading wine producer in the world. In addition, it is the country that has the largest number of native grapes, many of which are hardly grown outside their place of origin. This makes Italy a producer of unique wines, which can not be replicated anywhere else in the world. Introduction of […]
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Jun
Jun
Great wines have a balance between tannins, alcohol, acidity and fruit. But that’s not all! In my analysis I also take into consideration the balance between oak aging and fruit. This is because some producers exaggerate in the use of oak, leaving the fruit and the expression of the terroir in the background. How can […]
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Jun
Jun
Aperol Spritz is an orange drink from the Veneto region in Italy. Today, it has become a worldwide fever, becoming a classic appetizer accompaniment not only in Venice, but also in cities like Milan and Paris. This drink is not difficult to do, you just need to use the correct ingredients and do not miss […]
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May
May
Yesterday a person contacted me, he is opening a cool bar in a big city and was in doubt about what would be the best wine glass to put in the bar. So I decided to write to help other people. =) A wine glass is the bridge between the drink and the drinker and […]
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May
May
One of the most respected wine critics in the world, a man capable of revolutionizing the global wine market and molding it his way, a man who has secured his own nose for a million dollars, Robert Parker was loved and hated . After several speculations about his retirement, this fact materialized in this last […]
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Apr
Apr
The slow food movement began in the 1980s in Italy, as opposed to fast foods. This movement is extremely important for gastronomy, for wine and for a sustainable economic model. It represents a great step towards maintaining our health and the health of our planet. We may consider slow food as a climate change mitigation […]
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Feb
Feb
If you ever want to serve a glass of sherry wine to a friend, explain what it is before, otherwise your friend will be very confused! The Sherry wine has a strong and unusual personality, an unusual surprise! The Jerez is a dry fortified wine, of medium or sweet sweetness, produced in the city of […]
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Feb
Feb
In the end of last year, italian wines and Italy were calling me. Wine has been a great passion for me, which is why I can work for hours and never get tired. My curiosity was great, not only for the less known wines from Piemont (the wine region that I love the […]
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Feb
Feb
At the foot of the Alps, to the north of Piemonte, there is a region called Canavese, which includes the denominations of origin Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG and Carema DOC. In this area, there is the morainic amphitheater of Ivrea, a geological formation derived from the ice age, with a sandy and stony soil, rich […]
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