DiWineTaste Podcast - English

Lacrima is a grape with a surprising versatility, capable of creating wines which are always appreciated for their aromas. Stefano Mancinelli is undeniably one of the historic producers who successfully committed himself to the wines produced with Lacrima grape and in the Morro d'Alba denomination. His Terre dei Goti Rosso, an impeccable example of class and elegance, gives the glass a powerful and rich expression of Lacrima, conquering DiWineTaste Five Diamonds and the title of best wine of the month.

Montefalco Sagrantino is a wine always capable of amazing results, with its proverbial power which, when well balanced and managed, makes extraordinary enological beauty. Like the Montefalco Sagrantino Exubera 2016 by Terre de la Custodia, a great wine confirming both the high quality of this winery and the magnificent territory from which it comes from.

Produced with late harvest grapes, Aglianico del Vulture Il Sigillo is one of Cantine del Notaio's iconic wines. The 2016 vintage, in its usual excellence, confirms DiWineTaste five diamonds and the title of best wine of the month. A masterpiece of remarkable elegance and class, of endless aromas in a magnificent symphony, with a caressing and powerful taste, an Aglianico of primary importance in the panorama of Vulture wines.

A precious wine is added to the celebrated Lafoa range of the Colterenzio winery, made of the main grape varieties that have distinguished Alto Adige winemaking for years. The Lafoa range is in fact enriched with an amazing reserve of Pinot Noir, a wine of sumptuous class and elegance, an enological masterpiece to be considered - undoubtedly - among the best wines of the region, awarded not only with DiWineTaste Five Diamonds, but also as the best wine of December 2023.

The Begali winery is one of the most important wineries in Valpolicella, committed to the production of wines from this land and, in particular, Amarone. The celebrated Riserva Monte Ca' Bianca 2017, made from Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella and Oseleta grapes, is certainly among the reference wines of the denomination. An Amarone produced in the classic territory, expressing an extremely refined class in the glass, with aromas of marked elegance and a full yet velvety structure.

Anna Maria Abbona's wines have always stood out for their excellent quality, with production focused on wines from the Langhe - in Piedmont - and, in particular, for the Dogliani area, famous for its wines from Dolcetto grapes. Dogliani Superiore San Bernardo 2018, one of the reference wines for the denomination, expresses the magnificent character of its personality, giving a Dolcetto of extraordinary class and elegance.

Antonelli San Marco is among the historic and reference wineries for Montefalco wines, in particular Sagrantino. Interesting white wines are also produced here and - in particular - with Trebbiano Spoletino, the emerging white grape of Umbria, part of the wines of the Spoleto denomination. An amazing wine, with great character and personality, the result of a particular production process and one of the most famous vineyards of the winery: Vigna Tonda.

Tiefenbrunner is one of the oldest wineries in Alto Adige, producing great wines with a magnificent expression of the territory. The Castel Turmhof winery wins the five DiWineTaste diamonds and the title of best wine for summer 2023 with the extraordinary Chardonnay Vigna Au, a grandiose reserve, a valuable representative of the enology of Alto Adige and Italy.

Tramin Winery represents an important reference for the production of wines from Gewürztraminer and Pinot Noir grapes, among the excellence of Alto Adige and Italy. Alto Adige Gewürztraminer Terminum 2021 stands out for its elegance and finesse, an absolute masterpiece of enological precision in which the personality of the renowned South Tyrolean aromatic grape is fully expressed.

The revolution of Abruzzo wine-making begins with the dream of Gianni Masciarelli. A beautiful journey that brought Montepulciano - grape and wine - to the absolute top of the Italian enological Olympus. Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Riserva Villa Gemma is an impeccable masterpiece of elegance, class and enological perfection, a wine capable of endless emotions, so much to conquer - and confirm - DiWineTaste five diamonds and the title of best wine of May 2023.

Travaglini represents the history of the wines of Gattinara, the famous area in the province of Vercelli (Piedmont) which has Nebbiolo grape as the prestigious interpreter of its wines. Thanks to this magnificent grape, after a careful and scrupulous period of drying, it takes life Il Sogno, the extraordinary wine fruit of the ideas and studies of Giancarlo Travaglini. A great wine with an excellent personality giving Nebbiolo a new and prestigious character, made of class, elegance and power.

The wines of Costantino Charrère and Les Crêtes have always won the highest appreciation of wine lovers. A success that is unmistakably perpetuated at each vintage and which confirms the monumental Chardonnay Cuvée Bois among the main representatives of this extraordinary winery in the Aosta Valley. The 2020 vintage confirms the absolute excellence of this magnificent wine, conquering both DiWineTaste Five Diamonds and the title of best wine of the month.

Montefalco Sagrantino 25 Anni from the Arnaldo Caprai winery has always been the reference wine for this area and was the first to get the magnificent red grape of Montefalco to the top of the enological Olympus. A Sagrantino of extraordinary elegance and class, combined with the typical power of this amazing red berried variety, renders to the tasting the spirit and soul of a land and a grape with a strong and majestic character.

Casalfarneto is located in the heart of the Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi denomination, one of the main wine-growing territories of the Marches. Cimaio 2016 - produced with 100% Verdicchio grapes and affected by noble rot - expresses all the magnificence and elegance of the wines of this denomination, a five diamond masterpiece, an excellence deserving the title of the best wine of January 2023.

The Enrico Pira & Figli winery undeniably represents the history of Barolo and its wines. Run since the 1980s by Chiara Boschis - one of the first women in Italy to lead a winery and promient exponent of the so-called "Barolo Boys" - her wines have always been a reference for the appellation for class, elegance and finesse. Proof of this are the three Barolos of the 2018 vintage and, in particular, the Cannubi - the famous hill in the center of the Barolo area - magnificently well made, capable of endless emotions, of sublime class, an absolute reference for the Barolos of this vintage.

Montecappone has for years been a sure reference in the wine scene of the Marches and, in particular, of the two denominations of Castelli di Jesi and dedicated to Verdicchio. Gianluca Mirizzi successfully leads this beautiful winery in the Marche region, creating a prestigious range named after the family name. The best wine of November belongs to the "Mirizzi" range and is a magnificent expression of a precise wine making vision which sees Verdicchio as the absolute protagonist.

Among the main wineries of Campania and Italy, Feudi di San Gregorio has always stood out for the quality and excellence of its wines, all expression of Irpinia - in the province of Avellino - and made from the typical grapes of this territory. Taurasi Riserva Piano di Montevergine 2015, is the confirmation of a great wine, conquers DiWineTaste five diamonds and the title of best wine for the month of October 2022.

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.