Wine Tastings in English (subtitles) Archive

Andrea Gori e Stefano Chioccioli: il Sangiovese nel mondo al Simposio Internazionale ARSIA a Firenze

Posted on 3 December 2008 | 7 Comments
Nonostante le 150 persone presenti non è stato comunque possibile accogliere tutte le richieste di presenza a questa (spero) interessante degustazione che ha messo in evidenza il comportamento del Sangiovese nel mondo e le sue reazioni ai diversi terroir e tecniche di vinificazione. Stefano si...
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The full Monty: e chi sarebbe quello che vive di “Brunellopoli”?

Posted on 15 October 2008 | 5 Comments
Secondo il Cav. Rivella, ormai lo si sa, sarebbe il Franco nazionale, ma ricordate il caro vecchio Monty Waldin, ex uainruaiter autore di una lettera che se presa appunto alla lettera demolisce ogni mattoncino del mito del nostro amato Brunello? Eccovi proprio lui nel suo...
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I Cavalieri Jedi del vino a Montecatini: David Gleave e il Terroir tasting

Posted on 14 June 2008 | 3 Comments
Per un Master of Wine il concetto di Terroir è un pò come la Forza in Star Wars ovvero un sottile fluido che attraverso la terra arriva e permane nel vino e ogni tentativo di degustazione e di creazione del vino è riconducibile a leggere...
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WBW # 42 Italian Wine in 7 words: Dievole Chianti Classico Certosa di Pontignano DOCG 2005

Posted on 13 February 2008 | 5 Comments
Good and challenging theme this month from Spittoon and their WBW turn. An italian win described in ONLY 7 words… Must be that we are worldwide famous for our talkativeness and willing to speak to anyone anytime anywhere about everyhting comes in our mind? Well,...
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Video Tasting with subtitles: Corbaia 2001 IGt Toscana

Posted on 16 October 2007 | No Comments
Some months ago, Wine Spectator said that this supertuscan was only “Full-bodied, soft and round. In-your-face style. Slightly overdone this year. Best after 2005.” I have to admit that this “overdone” and “in your face” are not really correct because the wine we tasted last...
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WBW 38 : Portuguese Table Wines with Caveats!

Posted on 10 October 2007 | 7 Comments
This time we are at Catavino with the hard theme Portuguese Table Wines with Caveats!. For achieving bonus points I discovered here in Oldenburg, Germany, two wines I never heard about (only in my study books!) and never tasted like a Ribatejo and a Bairrada....
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Oreno IGT Toscana 2004 video tasting with subtitles

Posted on 26 September 2007 | 2 Comments
Here it is, our 2004 champion, the highest italian wine in the Wine Spectator 2006 Chart of the top 100 wines. In that ranking the 2003 was rated 95 points and reached number 5 in the rank. This 2004 for us is even better with...
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Dievole Broccato IGT Toscana 2003 wine video tasting

Posted on 5 September 2007 | No Comments
Another Supertuscan, this time made with Sangiovese Cabernet Merlot and a little bit of Petit Verdot. But this time we have a light and enjoying wine, not too concentrated and simple to drink and to make food pairings with. Click here for the wine video...
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Carl Reh Riesling Auslese 1989 wine video tasting

Posted on 22 August 2007 | 2 Comments
This started as a joke from my wife’s parents…but it ended like a good and formativa tasting! It’s always difficult to find good and old German Riesling due to a too recent discovery of the fantastic aging possibilities of this grape variety. Here it is...
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Frescobaldi Mormoreto IGT Toscana 2003 wine video tasting

Posted on 20 August 2007 | No Comments
Here we are with a “typical” Cab-based supertuscan, this time coming from an ancient DOC like Chianti Rufina. Here Frescobaldi produces the world famous Castello di Nipozzano Riserva and the cru Montesodi based mainly on Sangiovese. But the terroir here has proven to be good...
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