DiWineTaste Podcast - English

Tenuta La Scolca is an important wine-making firm of Gavi and which marked the enological prestige of this territory and of the wines produced with Cortese grapes. Founded in 1919, La Scolca stands out, in particular, for the "D'Antan" line, wines produced only in the best vintages and aged for at least 10 years. La Scolca d'Antan 2008 is a magnificent expression of the potential of the Cortese grape, an absolute masterpiece of enormous elegance and class, complexity and personality.

Barollo winery, an interesting winery in Preganziol, in the province of Treviso, makes beautiful award winning wines, produced in the interesting area near Venice. Their Chardonnay 2018 is an expression of elegance and finesse, an impeccable interpretation of this famous grape, deserving DiWineTaste Five Diamonds and the title of best wine for summer 2022.

Colterenzio Winery is one of the main wineries in Alto Adige, which has always been capable of making wines of remarkable value and class. Alto Adige Sauvignon Lafoa 2020 is a wine of excellent class, with elegant aromas that lead directly to the qualities of the variety with which it has been made from. A Sauvignon Blanc son of one of the most celebrated lands for the production of the best white wines of Italy.

Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Classico Riserva Villa Bucci not only represents the renaissance of enology in the Marches region and Italy, it is also part of the history of modern wine making and the dream of two great figures - Ampelio Bucci and Giorgio Grai - who, combining their respective talents and ambitions, have conquered the Olympus of wine.

Tenuta di Capezzana is one of the oldest and most significant wineries in Tuscany, protagonist of the Carmignano appellation in province of Prato. This magnificent wine is dedicated to Ugo Contini Bonacossi - one of the most influential and important figures in the enology of this territory - a pure Sangiovese of extraordinary class and elegance, rich in personality, an admirable example of the potential of this variety in Tuscany.

The magnificent Barolo Riserva Gramolere 2013 by Giovanni Manzone is confirmed as one of the best expressions of Monforte d'Alba and of the entire denomination. A wine of the highest quality, superb class and elegance, persuasive and rich, wins DiWineTaste five diamonds for the sixth time and the title of best wine of the month for the third time.

Arpepe is one of the most significant and representative wineries of the evocative enological scenario of Valtellina, absolute pioneer of the rebirth of "Nebbiolo of the Alps" thanks to the passion and commitment of its founder, Arturo Pelizzatti Perego. Valtellina Superiore Sassella Stella Retica 2017 is a Nebbiolo which fascinates with its sumptuous elegance and impeccable class, a superlative wine of extraordinary finesse deserving five diamonds.

A great wine, impeccable elegance of Sauvignon Blanc. Venica & Venica wins DiWineTaste five diamonds and the title of best wine of the month with its excellent Ronco delle Mele 2020. Magnificence and brilliant class, exuberant aromas arising from the magic of this Sauvignon Blanc, an impeccable confirmation of extraordinary quality.

Artino 2019 of Tenuta Iuzzolini, produced with two of the most significant grapes of Calabria - Gaglioppo and Magliocco - wins the title of best wine of the month of December 2021. A masterpiece of class and elegance, finesse and remarkable balance, extraordinary representative of the enology of Calabria.

Fattoria La Valentina is one of the primary representatives of Abruzzo's enological greatness, in particular with its wines from Montepulciano grapes, a true reference point for the entire region, a magnificent wine capable of revealing the extraordinary potential of the primary red grape of Abruzzo. Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Riserva Binomio 2016 conquers DiWineTaste Five Diamonds and the title of best wine for the month of November 2021.

The winery successfully run by Paolo and Noemia d'Amico stands out with excellent productions with wines made from grapes grown between Latium and Umbria. Among these, Atlante 2015 offers an interpretation of remarkable quality, a magnificent red wine produced with 100% Cabernet Franc from the vineyards cultivated in Umbria, yet another confirmation of the enological quality of this winery and of 2015 vintage.

The great Brunello di Montalcino Riserva PS 2015 by Siro Pacenti winery conquers, for the second time, DiWineTaste five diamonds and the title of best wine of the month. A Brunello - a Sangiovese - of monumental elegance and class, an extraordinary wine of incredible and impeccable greatness, to be counted - without a doubt - among the greatest vintages and interpretations of Sangiovese from the land of Montalcino.

The Durella grape - known in Veneto as Durello - is proving to be one of the most interesting rediscoveries of the Veneto wine scene in the last decade, a variety which is well suited to the production of sparkling wines, including the classic method, with results of primary importance. Proof of this is the Lessini Durello Riserva Metodo Classico Extra Brut 2013 by Gianni Tessari, who for years has been committed to the revaluation of this variety with excellent results.

Franciacorta Dosaggio Zero Gualberto 2010 - just like the 2008 and 2009 vintages - wins the DiWineTaste Five Diamonds and the title of best wine of the month. This magnificent wine - dedicated to the founder of Ricci Curbastro winery - is pure finesse and elegance, in perfect balance between the beauty of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, an absolute reference in the panorama of Franciacorta bubbles.

Vernaccia di Oristano is one of the most extraordinary wines of the Italian wine scene. A wine of extraordinary and unattainable complexity, Silvio Carta's Vernaccia di Oristano Riserva 2006 wins with full merit DiWineTaste Five Diamonds and the title of best wine for the month of May 2021. A magnificent result shared, ex aequo, with 2004 vintage.