Diwinetaste Podcast - English

Elena Walch is one of the "primadonnas" of the Italian wine scene, considered by all to be "the queen of Gewürztraminer". Her wines have always been an emblem of quality and elegance, class and refinement. The beautiful Gewürztraminer Concerto Grosso is no exception and it is the best wine of the month for October 2020.

Macondo is a small winery run with exacting care by Lorenzo Catasta who, in 2016, decided to make wine from his father's vineyards, planted 50 years ago. Bianko - this is the name of the only wine produced by Macondo - is made from the blend of Trebbiano Toscano and Pecorino grapes, aged for 22 months in barrique, expresses a magnificent sensorial complexity and richness, an endless sequence of clean aromas, as to deserve DiWineTaste Five Diamonds and the title of best wine of September 2020.

When in 1998 the very first vintage of Morgante's Don Antonio was poured in the glasses of wine lovers all over the world, it got an extraordinary success in a very short time thanks to its impeccable quality. Among the first wines from Nero d'Avola to become famous beyond the borders of Sicily, after many years the charm and excellence of Don Antonio remain a flagship wine for the whole Italian enology.

La Regola 2016 - a wine taking its name from the winery making it - fully expersses the class and elegance of Cabernet Franc, a not so easy grape both to cultivate and to vinify, it is however appreciated by wine lovers for its vegetal character in which can be perceived green bell pepper. La Regola 2016 conquers DiWineTaste Five Diamonds and the title of best wine of June 2020.

San Leonardo is - undoubtedly - among the best wine of Italy and of the world. Created in 1980s by the talent and intuition of Marquis Carlo Guerrieri Gonzaga, this renowned wine from Trentino is capable of surprising, year after year, vintage after vintage, with a renewed and extraordinary magic of Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmènère and Merlot.

Campi Flegrei Piedirosso Vigna delle Volpi 2016 by Agnanum, brilliant example of the potentials of this wine area near Naples, has been awarded with the title of best wine for April 2020. A majestic interpretation of Piedirosso - the ancient and exclusive red berried grape of Campania - gives the senses incredible sensations of elegance and class, besides the typical qualities of black pepper and the lively crispness.

Tenuta Sant'Antonio - winery committed to the production of Valpolicella and Soave wines - with its stunning Amarone della Valpolicella Campo dei Gigli 2015 conquers DiWIneTaste five diamonds and the title of best wine for March 2020. A magnificent Amarone made from Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Oseleta and Croatina grapes, a wine of extraordinary class and elegance.

By the blending of Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc, majestically aged in cask, is produced Alto Adige Terlano Classico Bianco Riserva Nova Domus, a wine of extraordinary class and elegance, a perfect balance of sensations and aromas, an amazing magic by Cantina Terlano.

The extraordinary Brunello di Montalcino Vigna Poggio Ronconi 2014 of Citille di Sopra conquers the title of best wine of January 2020 and DiWineTaste five diamonds. A difficult vintage majestically interpreted by the winery of Torrenieri - few kilometers from Montalcino - confirming the high wuality level of the winery led by Fabio Innocenti.

Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore Balciana 2016 - undoubtedly the flagship wine of Sartarelli winery - conquers again DiWineTaste five diamonds and wins - for the second time - the title of the best wine of the month. A great wine, ,extraordinary expression of Verdicchio and of Castelli di Jesi area, a masterpiece of quality capable of giving emotions to the senses vintage after vintage.

Siddura's Moscato di Sardegna Passito Nuali vintage 2016 conquers DiWineTaste five diamonds and it is the first wine from Sardinia to deserve the title of best wine of the month. A wine of great elegance and class, sublime sensorial finesse, Nuali is the result of the excellent potentials of the territory of Gallura and impeccable production, from vineyard to bottle.

A great Trentodoc, produced with Chardonnay, refermented and aged in bottle for at least 84 months, conquers the title of best wine of October 2019 as well as confirming the five diamonds ranking obtained with vintage 2008. The magnificent reserve sparkling method by Endrizzi, of impeccable balance between effervescence, crispness and charming roundness, certainly is one of the best bubbles in Trentodoc appellation.

Adarmando 2017, excellent white wine from Umbria, confirms DiWineTaste five diamonds and the title of best wine of the month. A great wine produced with Trebbiano Spoletino - emerging variety of Umbria - capable of reaching sensorial highs of remarkable quality, is an endless symphony of aromas and flavors, of class and elegance.

Elena Fucci's winery celebrates twenty years of activity with a special and magnificent wine - available in limited quantity - capable of pushing her renowned Titolo up to a new and extraordinary top. A masterpiece Aglianico del Vulture aged in large cask conquering DiWineTaste diamonds and the title of best wine for Summer 2019.

Flagship wine of Tenute Silvio Nardi at Casale del Bosco, the renowned Brunello di Montalcino Vigneto Manachiara 2012 conquers for the second time the title of best wine of the month, also confirming the excellence of DiWineTaste five diamonds. A Brunello of spectacular class and elegance, expresses the magnificence of Sangiovese as well as power and personality, with strong however smooth tannins, for an impeccable balance and finesse in every sensorial aspect.

Apollonio is an interesting winery in Salento having more than a century of history and committed to the cultivation of grapes and wine production. A broad and significant range of this territory, made of white, rosé and red wines all of them being both interesting and valuable. Copertino Rosso Riserva Divoto 2010, made with Negroamaro and Montepulciano, conquers the title of best wine of May 2019 and DiWineTaste four diamonds and one star.

Ricci Curbastro is one of the most celebrated wineries of Franciacorta and famous for its Satèn, a wine marking a reference for this style in its territory. Among the excellence made by the winery of Capriolo - in province of Brescia - a special mention goes to Franciacorta Dosaggio Zero Gualberto that, as for vintage 2009, confirms and conquers again DiWineTaste five diamonds and the title of best wine of the month.

The magnificent Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Riserva Bellovedere 2015 conquers DiWineTaste five diamonds and the title of the best wine for March 2019. A great wine expressing the magnificience of a favorable and promising vintage, the confirmation of the huge potentials of Montepulciano in the land of Abruzzo. Rich, powerful, elegant and impeccable, Bellovedere is an extraordinary wine capable of giving emotions to the senses.

A Verdicchio of remarkable class and elegance, umpteenth confirmation of the extraordinary potentials of this variety in the Castelli di Jesi territory, Montecappone's Utopia Reserve 2015 express a magnificent excellent in every sensorial aspect. A great Verdicchio - entirely vinified in stainless steel - a superb expression of the renowned appellation of Marche, conquers DiWineTaste five diamonds and the title the best wine of February 2019.

Avvoltore 2015 - flagship wine of Moris Farms - conquers the title of the best wine for January 2019 as well as confirming DiWineTaste five diamonds. A great wine, fruite of the blending of Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah, expresses great elegance and class since ever, as well as a silky agreeableness of tannins smoothed by time and the vibrant acidity of Sangiovese, well supported by the power of Cabernet Sauvignon and the spicy touch of Syrah.