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What is the Real Mamoiada?
Previously published under the title Mamoiada – the apex of Grenache in Italy on www.JancisRobinson.com , this is the unedited version. And it is long... Mamoiada's vineyards on a hot, sultry summer's day in 2024 A village with an ancient wine culture tries to come to grips with a challenging, but potentially bright future. While a young generation takes its inspiration from Burgundy, the traditionalists cling to the historic wine style. Both are thread of the same cloth,
Nov 21


The End of the Cru as we know it - Marone Cinzano's Lot.1
When I heard that Santiago Marone Cinzano, scion of the family that once owned Cinzano and son of Francesco Marone Cinzano, owner of Col...
Aug 13


A short history of Sella & Mosca
The history of the oldest wine estate on Sardinia starts in Piemonte, in the very north of Italy, in the town of Biella. Sella & Mosca...
Sep 18, 2024


Rescuing the Real Schiava/Vernatsch
Time is running out for Alto Adige's signature variety, which may – just – be rescued in time by a New Generation of producers. Above,...
Feb 28, 2024


Postmodern Italy – in search of genuine wine
The natural wine debate has flared up again or, perhaps, it never went away. I was pondering this at the Centre Pompidou in Paris a while...
Feb 26, 2024
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