Wine writer, merchant, entrepreneur and creative strategist. I love sharing my passion for wine with the world.
Discover Basilicata -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The story is a simple one. After years of work in Naples, two great characters, Maria Grimolizzi and husband Rafaelle returned to their ancestoral lands in Rapolla to extend their agricultural holdings into the wine sector. The plan was to grow high quality fruit and create a
Tell us about 2016 in Gavi DOCG. Has it been a challenging year and how does it compare with others? 2016 has been a challenging year, but it turned out to be an amazing and ultimately very rewarding harvest. It is very difficult to compare one year to another, after
Italy [http://www.wine-guide-italy] | Piedmont [https://www.paulcaputo.wine/region-guide-piedmont-italy] | Barolo DOCG [https://www.paulcaputo.wine/appellation-guide-barolo-docg-piedmont-italy] | Barolo Producer Guides [https://www.paulcaputo.wine/tag/barolo-producer-guides] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Founded in 1986 in the village of La Morra, Cantina Roberto Voerzio are known for the production of exceptionally good single vineyard Barol
The Skopje Wine Salon - Vinodonia 2016, was the first international wine festival to take place in Macedonia and represents an important milestone in the development of Macedonia's wine scene. The event provided an opportunity for domestic consumers to engage with the country's wines, as well
La Scolca is widely known and considered as one of the best Gavi. What can followers of this wine expect from the 2016 vintage? Our 98th harvest started earlier than traditional harvests in the Gavi DOCG area, thanks mainly to our studied and advanced viticultural techniques. Early impressions are that
In the village of Ginestra Maddalena Laluce is starting to take the reigns at her family winery. How has the 2016 vintage been for Vini Laluce? This year Vini Laluce experienced a lot of hail in the weeks before the harvest. Nature reduced our crop but from what was left
As growers continue to take stock of the 2016 vintage in Basilicata, I asked Emanuela Mastrodomenico of Vigne Mastrodomenico how rains just before picking have impacted on their harvest. 2016 has been a tricky year for some producers in the Vulture. The rains have divided the region into those who
I've been following the vintage in Basilicata for ten years now, studying each village carefully to try and extract some sort of village pattern. The abundance of hot warm, full bodied red wines from the south of Italy can often suggest that each vintage is very similar to
Often in the shadow of its more recognised older brother from Jesi, the Verdicchio di Matelica DOC area of Le Marche is home to some very interesting low production wines. Further away from the Adriatic coast than Jesi, situated in the foothills of the Apennines, the wines display their more
In 2006, Tony and Youmna Asseily became accidental winemakers in their favourite holiday destination, moving their family from Lebanon to Bordeaux. 10 years on they are still proudly living the dream at Chateau Biac. Chateau Biac has an incredibly rich history, including an extensive winemaking heritage; how does it feel
Aglianico del Vulture is one of the most distinctive wines in Italy and yet gets very little attention on international markets. Its Nebbiolo like character has consistently drawn comparisons and while those in Piedmont refer to it as the Barolo of the South, those in the Vulture area are quite
Discover Campania [http://www.wineroutes.press/region-guide-campania-italy/] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A wine maker once told me that this was the most dangerous place on earth. With the Phlegraen Fields, or Campi Flegrei, sitting aloft a smouldering cauldron of magma, it is little wonder. We all know the history of Pompei and Herculaneum;