At the first light of the morning, I find myself in my room in the B&B Il Poggio di Gavi to reflect. Thanks to the Gavi Protection Consortium, I spent a wonderful day full of ideas around the cellars of Gavi. This reflection on ...

I was at Moscato Wine Fest 2021 now a month ago and I have been absent from the blog for a while, but I am a justified absentee because I am spending the whole month of August completing the third edition of my book "How to become a Sommelier" which , I advance you, you ...

Slow Food brings out another delicious event perfect for an audience of "novice" wine lovers. The Island of La Maddalena in Sardinia becomes the dream setting of 4 June Slow events organized to be experienced in presence or at a distance ...

If I think of an extraordinary red wine, I immediately imagine a good bottle of Barolo ... that's why I was really happy to participate in this Go Wine appointment at the Starhotels Rosa Grand in Milan. In reality, the appointment was also dedicated to ...

Autochthonous is born 2021 by Go Wine is one of the events that I have always liked best. There are many interesting gems and the preview for the press is always "tailored" for the taster, that is, I can take all my notes serenely. Unfortunately the tasting ...

My intellectual honesty prevents me from saying - and writing - something I don't think ... so here I am telling you about the 4 wines of Feudi San Gregorio's "Parade 2021". I anticipate that there is a gem you should try, and how! However there is also a wine that I don't ...

How nice to relax a bit by writing on my beloved wine blog while enjoying a glass of (red) wine! I literally spent a week on fire, between the Economic History exam on May 5th, the Food and Wine Law exam (I took 28 in ...

Saturday morning I received a nice package from Tenuta Mazzolino, totally unexpected also because I wasn't expecting deliveries on the Saturday before Easter. The second beautiful surprise was to find the pinot noir not only vinified as a sparkling wine, but also ...

Today, on the Tuscan vein that has been floating around in the blog in recent weeks, I decided to uncork the Bolgheri Podere Conca "Agapanto" 2018 in combination with a delicious Montisolana steak. Perfect choice to celebrate the first episode of my dedicated podcast ...

You know when, almost by chance, you taste a food and wine pairing capable of thrilling you? Here's what happened Thursday night live on ClubHouse, when I held a beautiful tasting of Tolaini's "Al passo" Toscana IGT Rosso 2017 in the company of ...

Last night I held a room on ClubHouse sul Carmignano and in particular I tasted the Carmignano DOCG 2017 "Poggilarca" and the Carmignano Riserva DOCG 2015 "Grumarello" by Artimino 1596. I want to give you a premise in all sincerity: I knew that Carmignano existed .. .

To fully understand a wine it is necessary, first of all, to know the grape variety with which it is made. For this reason, when Federica of Aroma Wine Bar, the Enoteca di Tortona specialized in Derthona Timorasso, proposed me to talk about this wine, I accepted ...

The two white grape varieties that I love most are riesling and gewürztraminer, so I was very happy to taste Cantina Tramin's Terminum. As a great lover of Alsatian gewürztraminer I was very happy to taste this too ...

As? Did you ask me for three foods that I can't do without? Very easy: oysters, cheeses (especially blue cheeses) and goose (prepared in all ways, from foie gras to cured meats). These are my "gastronomic fetishes" and with them all the wines they create ...

I love Christmas. If I think of a time of year that makes me happy, this is it. I love hot chocolate, snow, lights that warm rooms, streets and hearts. I love to watch films full of Christmas spirit with enchanted villages, old loves and families ...

Creating a restaurant's wine list is a real challenge because there are many factors that come into play. The most common mistake is to insert wines according to your personal taste without taking into account the type of clientele you have or want to have. In fact ...

Last night I was a guest of the Masterclass "Il Lugana yesterday, today and tomorrow" organized by the Lugana Consortium within the Milan Wine Week at the splendid Palazzo Bovara which also has the advantage of having the metro stop right in front of the entrance. There...

Saturday 1 February 2020, in the Wine Point of the Castle of Cigognola, a few steps from the splendid manor, Giovanni Bigot presented his "Bigot Index", assisted by two exceptional professionals: Angelo Gaja, who I am sure I must not introduce you to, and Stefano Poni, ...

Thursday 23 January 2020 I was, as every year, at the event "Autochtono si born" of the GoWine Association at the Hotel Michelangelo in Milan. Once again I found it a small and very interesting gathering event to discover some gems and confirm ...

This week I was home for only one day and my life as a digital nomad (or wine blogger) has reached the highest levels! But there was an experience that I was particularly happy to do, a little for those who organized it, partly because I was ...

On Saturday 5 October I was invited to the wine tasting "Giro d'Italia in 80 wines" of Iper's "Grandi Vigne" project at the Portello Shopping Center in Milan. Iper Portello in Milan is very convenient to reach even in Metro because on the new line ...

In mid-September I was in Porto with my closest friend - and partner - Fabrizio and I was happy that he too was able to admire the magic of this city and taste these wonderful wines. When I hear about liqueur wines, particularly Porto wine, ...

In this article I will not talk about wine. I will reserve all the tastings I did during the Valtidone Wine Fest for a future article, where I will be happy to share my notes and to tell you about the Malvasia wines (and others) that I liked the most. No, in ...

Sunday 1 September I returned to a winery that I had already had the pleasure of visiting thanks to the Press Tour organized by Pellegrini 1904 SpA at the end of June (I also invite you to read my previous article with all the wine tastings of this ...

Mare & Vitovska 2019 took place over a month ago, but due to a series of personal vicissitudes I found myself with "writer's block". This is why I decided to focus on the new edition of my bestselling book "How to become a Sommelier". Not...

Here is a tasting that I did during this splendid Vinitaly 2019 that I have not yet told you about: a vertical of Telos Bianco from Tenuta Sant'Antonio to which Agnese from Wine Meridian invited me, whom I thank! The Télos project was born from the will of ...

I admit it, I admit ... before having a boyfriend from Piacenza I was rather ignorant about the wines of Val Tidone. Of course, I had tasted more than anything, but the enormous potential of Malvasia raised in this area I had not yet understood! Instead, thanks ...

It seems like yesterday that I was in Liguria for the first time ... but more than 4 months have already passed and so many things have happened. I have met many wonderful people who revolve around the world of Stelle & Calici and, in particular, in Vite in Riviera [in ...

On 29 November I was in Liguria for the first time on the occasion of the first episode of Stelle & Calici with Chef Tommaso Arrigoni (if you haven't already done so, you can read the full article by clicking HERE). This is why I was delighted to participate ...

When I received the invitation from Cristina Boffa of the MAD13 agency I must say that I liked the idea immediately: first of all I got to know Liguria during the selection of wines for my sparkling wine guide and I got to fall in love ...

One of the greatest pleasures of my life for me is writing, and doing it in bed, wearing only the underwear under a very warm duvet in a beautiful Sunday morning with the sun that gives the lake reflections of a thousand colors and penetrates from my ...

When Antonio Montano asked me to be co-rapporteur of this evening on Marsala at the Restaurant Le Proposte in Corano, in my beloved Colli Piacentini, I was happy to accept. Sicily has always been in my heart, and I never tire of repeating it ...

Saturday I went to the Picchio Rosso 2018 party dedicated to the new wine of the Valtidone winery. I always go willingly to this company because the people who work there are all exquisite and so I gladly combine my love of wine with ...

I am in Duisburg, at the Landhaus Milser Hotel, at the presentation of the wines of the very famous footballer Andrea Pirlo. With the premise that football and I don't take anything at all (but the 2006 World Cup I strangely followed them too) and that I discovered yesterday in which team ...

It was a long time since Stefano Spagnolo of Salento Wine Shop talked to me about his beloved Salento and he painted it as a land capable of producing extraordinary rosé wines. So 6 sends me labels of these Apulian rosé wines and the first thing I thought of when I ...

I'm writing to you live from the Carlo Magno Restaurant in Collebeato (Brescia). Dr. Lorenzo Palazzoli, Physician, Researcher and Oleologist is a guest of Lions Valtrompia for a short course on Extra Virgin Olive Oil. The goal of the evening is to explain the strait ...

After the latest controversies of the Taliban about natural wines I show you that a wine can be good and natural… without smells and smudges. Then let's face it: if the wine is good, natural or not, we don't care! Ditto if the wine is bad! If a good wine is natural… BETTER!

The only thing I like about traveling by train is that it is very compatible with my life as a wine blogger: in fact right now I'm writing to tell you how my day went! Given that I have a hunger I would eat a Lilliput with all its ...

I drink like this is the event dedicated to ethical wine which has reached its fourth edition this year. In a very charming location, Villa Sommi Picenardi in Olgiate Molgora, over 2 consecutive days were presented, on 21st and 22nd May 2017 ...

Sauternes is one of the most famous French wines in Italy. The AOC Sauternes is in the extreme south of the Bordeaux wine-growing area and is made up of two different names: Sauternes and Barsac. For us humble Sauternes lovers, this represents a wine ...

I have just returned from Milan, where I was at the presentation of the brand new Peperoncino Spray for self-defense by Tatù, the Piedmontese start-up that in just over 2 years has produced fashion objects of great taste and with a supportive soul. Nothing Paura Srl is ...

Today I am writing to report this beautiful initiative dedicated to all lovers of Franciacorta residing or passing through Milan! Just now I received this email: We are happy to announce that Berlucchi has opened Berlucchi Franciacorta Lounge in Milan. The...

Morbegno in Cantina: a delightful event organized in different ways. A provocative title mine, which I repeat to emphasize the concept of differently organized. But let's go in order: what is Morbegno in Cantina? I quote the official website of ...

Sunday 22 June I was a guest of the Scaglione Family in the province of Asti on the occasion of the thirty-year anniversary of Loazzolo DOC and I participated in a wonderful dialogue on wine with other important personalities such as Antonello Maietta, President ...

The 2010 vintage of Brunello di Montalcino and 2013 of Rosso di Montalcino were presented in the Tuscan wine capital, between the hills and cypress-lined avenues, perched houses and boundless vineyards. I had never been to this small medieval town of little ...

Saturday afternoon I had the honor of being invited to the event organized by Gino Fabbri, World Pastry Champion, in his splendid shop in Bologna "La Caramella" on the occasion of the victory of the Pastry World Cup held in Lyon on the 25th. ..