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IL MERCATO DEL VINO HA DIMENTICATO IL CONCETTO DI TEMPO
Qual è il momento giusto per aprire una bottiglia di vino? Questo è un discorso complesso e troppi vini vengono bevuti troppo giovani, soprattutto bianchi. Questo è un grosso problema, soprattutto perché significa che molti vini vengono consumati esattamente nel periodo in cui il vino è ancora in fase di sviluppo in bottiglia e non […]Coronica Gran Teran
Photo: Moreno Coronica in his vineyards Istria is that wonderful peninsula in the shape of a grape bunch south of Trieste. During Yugoslavia it was a touristic hotspot, but the cooperative system did not allow attention to quality – it was mass production. Today, Istria has developed into one of Europe’s most interesting wine regions. […]The wine market has forgotten the concept of time
When is the right moment to open a bottle of wine? This is a complex discussion and too many wines are drunk too young, especially whites. This is a big problem, especially because it means that many wines are consumed exactly in the period when the wine is still developing in the bottle and did […]
Sulcis Iglesiente: interesting discoveries
The region Sulcis-Iglesiente (in Sardinian:(Meurreddìa-Igresiènti) in Southwest Sardinia offers wonderful landscapes, modern and ancient architecture, unique vineyards and a beautiful coast. On the search for interesting wines I arrived in the area of the town Iglesias where sommelier Simone Franceschi introduced me to the area. He told me about the importance of the mining history […]
North Adriatic: One terroir, three countries
Why does this book cover wine regions in three countries? The answer: because the real, physical wine region is situated in these 3 countries and these territories share the same terroir, the same history, the same viticultural traditions, culture, and ...
My New Book Almost Published!
The book offers an introduction to the regions of Friuli Venezia Giulia – West Slovenia – Istria – Kvarner. Are you interested in a copy?
Blends: An Answer to Over-alcoholic Wines
This wine, Goriška Brda belo 2015, is a blend of 50% Sauvignonasse, 30% Rebula, 15% Pinot Blanc and 5% Pinot Gris.
Adventure in Liguria
Sometimes life can take unexpected turns and shake you completely and you can’t have any influence on it. I have many such experiences. Like most of you, I am sitting at home now due to the corona-virus.
In Quarantaine
Years ago I read the novel by Nobel-awarded José Saramago, ‘Blindness‘. It is a very impressive novel in the typical Saramago-style, with sometimes page-long sentences, and no paragraphs or quotation marks. It tells the story of an epidemy hitting a country and it spares no one.
Liguria Ponente, Heroic Wines with Character
Like Piemonte also Liguria boasts unique grape varieties, historical vineyards, and a lot of original wines. A fantastic wine region that is full of remarkable surprises. But unlike Piemonte, most of Liguria’s wines are still waiting for discovery by a bigger audience.