Author: Valentina Tenaglia

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo in nine different expressions in the masterclass led by wine expert Sabina Yang at Qingtian’s QWine Expo. [jwplayer 7ISzhby8] Sabina, before talking about Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, what is your general opinion on the QWine Expo event? Although this is my first time participating in Qingtian’s QWine , I think the overall organization, set-up and quality of the fair is a success, mainly in three aspects: First of all, the variety of wines on display: covering the fair all the best-known wine-producing countries, in a separate Italian national pavilion there are wines from various famous regions such as Piedmont, Tuscany,…

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Two small particles at different altitudes and a rigorous selection of the best Pinot Noir grapes give life to Aton Gran Cuvee Riserva 2017 Alto Adige Doc. A small production of only 2,735 bottles, which takes its name from the sun god of ancient Egypt, for the latest addition to the Walch family It’s hard not to fall in love with the Elena Walch company. Not only for the kindness in the welcome, of which Elena and her daughters Julia and Karoline give proof to anyone who visits their reality in the magnificent territory of Alto Adige, but for the…

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Riccardo Iacobone: “I imagine a place frequented by consumers and no longer a mysterious, albeit fascinating place, as Aurum has been in past years ” Life returns to the spaces that once belonged to the Illva Saronno, in Città Sant’Angelo, where Aurum was produced. And the recovery brings with it new jobs. Those four hectares, on which there are three warehouses separated by greenery, were purchased by Torri Cantine , whose wine production plant is located in the province of Teramo, in Torano Nuovo. Soon the spaces on the Lungofino street, empty and unused for years, since the Aurum no…

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On the occasion of the Lantern Festival our sommelier Francesco tasted a magnificent wine, Lambrusco, the most traditional and typical vine of Emilia-Romagna, which in this case, however, has the characteristic of being one of a kind or in any case one of the very few Lambrusco wines vinified still. This is Ricanto , a rosé from Emilia IGT from 2018 with 13 degrees of volumetric alcohol, a pure wine or 100% Lambrusco di Sorbara, produced by the Ventiventi company. It was produced by a very young company which, however, managed to overcome many “stages” in acquiring the necessary experience…

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