rare wines

One is from Tuscany, the other from Romagna. The two rare wines we present are very Italian, very authentic and territorial. No native grape varieties though. One is a blend of Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon and comes from Pisa,...

VINEYARD | Caiarossa means immersing yourself in the Tuscan Mediterranean scrubland. We are in Riparbella, between Pisa and Volterra, in a setting dotted with vines and olive trees that look out to the sea. Essenzia is a wine that completely...

Two soul-stirring wines: Barolo Vigna Rionda Ester Canale Rosso 2018 by Giovanni Rosso and the Alto Adige Epokale 2015 by Cantina Tramin. An old Nebbiolo vineyard, unique in the world, meets a white that rests for seven years in the...

VINEYARD | The Epokale gewürztraminer bunches come from two vineyards near Maso Nussbaumer, in Sella, a few kilometres from Termeno, in the province of Bolzano. Located at an altitude between 400 and 450 metres, the vines are at least 30...

In this episode of Rare Wines we connect two extraordinary artisans of Italian wine, Marco Casolanetti and Alessandro Dettori. On the one hand, we are in Cupra Marittima, Marche, and on the other, we are in Sennori, Sardinia. In common?...

VINEYARD | The clusters of magliocco are selected on the plant from two different vineyards, Vigna Vecchia planted almost thirty years ago, and the more recent Vigna Nuova. Bunches are left to dry on the plant until the end of...

VINEYARD | The Moscatello, Guarnaccia, Malvasia and Duraca grapes--the latter variety being a zibibbo--are grown in Rinni a complantation vineyard at about 400 metres above sea level, with soils characterised by the strong presence of red clay. At the end...

VINEYARD | A garden of very old carricante alberello plants, between dry stone walls and old stone houses in Milo, on the north-east side of Etna, at about 750 metres above sea level. The Contrada is called Rinazzo, a natural...

VINEYARD | The Alps are there at your fingertips. Nama is a blend of selected grapes with the best exposures. The chardonnay (90%) comes from Magrè in the Bassa Atesina, from vineyards facing south-east that grow on a deep layer...

VINEYARD | If the Cru is Badde Nigolosu, Dettori is a Clos, a single vineyard enclosed by dry stone walls. The wine that bears the name of the producer comes from a few rows cultivated with alberello training system. It...