Category Archives: Learning about wine

The Ramandolo wine of the Maurizio Zaccomer Company

The Ramandolo wine is one of the most important products of the Maurizio Zaccomer Company. Located in Nimis, in the province of Udine. The wine It is a sweet white wine, with an intense golden yellow color. The bouquet is fruity with hints of almond and dried exotic fruit. On the palate sweet, slightly tannic […]

The Friulano by Ronco Blanchis, a wine with great accolades

The delicious Friulano wine by Ronco Blanchis has received several awards, let’s discover which ones together! A great aging white A great aging white The company Ronco Blanchis has held a full-bodied vertical “Tocai Friulano al Friulano”. During the event all 12 years were tasted from 2006 to 2017. The result was a pleasant surprise: […]

Three glasses of vintage 2015, Friuli is the master

Gambero Rosso S.p.A. is an Italian publishing house specialized in food and wine. He deals with the publication of guides, television broadcasts and training. It also owns a monthly magazine and several mobile applications. It defines the goodness and excellence of a wine. Gambero Rosso judges every year the gastronomic and enological excellences. Getting Three […]

The Bacchus Red Piceno D.O.P. Ciù Ciù arrives on Forbes

The famous and prestigious American magazine Forbes wrote in 2017 a list of the ten best European wines with a price below 20 dollars. Among the various names present we can also find the Bacchus Rosso Piceno D.O.P. of the Marche winery Ciù Ciù! The wine The special red wine is produced in the cellar […]

Gewurztraminer wine

Despite its misleading name, the Gewurztraminer is produced in South Tyrol, and is therefore Italian. His country of origin is Traminer (Termeno) in the province of Bolzano. The vine It is a medium-productive grape variety: it prefers marno-calcareous, clayey-sandy and granitic soils and sheltered exposures. The name Gewurztraminer means “Spicy Traminer”. The leaf is small, […]

The Apotheca pantry and work of Caserta

In the small town of Caserta, a tourist and especially gastronomic renaissance is taking place. The area is very famous for its exquisite pizza. Here you can find some of the best cooks. In fact, there are numerous gourmet restaurants, pastry shops, traditional trattorias, speakeasies and many other restaurants. The local Among all the numerous […]

The wines of South Tyrol

South Tyrol’s wine-growing reality is really reduced: only 15% of the territory is cultivable. In fact, in the region we can find just over 5 thousand hectares of vineyards. Despite the very small size, these places are a small jewel within the Italian wine scene. History Although viticulture in the region dates back to Roman times, […]

The Freisa, a native Piedmontese vine

Today we will talk about Freisa. A native Piedmontese grape with black berry, widespread especially in the Asti area, in the Monferrato Casalese area, in the Alessandria area and in the Cuneo area. There are two main varieties: the Freisa Piccola, mainly present in the hilly areas and the Freisa Grossa which is more productive […]