Michele Chiarlo: Three Barberas from La Court 25 June 2026 | Tastings Alessandro Gaboardi Barbera spent most of the 20th century as Piedmont’s most democratic grape. It grew nearly everywhere, yielded generously, and ended… Continue reading
When Cava is not Cava Anymore – Corpinnat and the Producers Redefining Penedès Sparkling Wine 24 June 2026 | Sparkling Wine Alessandro Gaboardi There is a question that surfaces more and more frequently in conversations about Catalan sparkling wine: what exactly are you… Continue reading
Marsetti – Seven Wines Among the Dry-Stone Walls of Grumello 21 June 2026 | Visiting producers Alessandro Gaboardi Dry-stone retaining walls, built without mortar, stacked by hand over centuries to hold the terraces in place against gravity. This… Continue reading
Cava Beyond the Basics – Altitude, Craftsmanship and the Evolution of Style 15 June 2026 | Sparkling Wine Alessandro Gaboardi So, you have the framework, the classifications, the grapes, the geography. Now, for the part that actually matters when the… Continue reading
WINExcel Awards: a prize, at last, for the people who sell wine 10 June 2026 | Events you can't miss Alessandro Gaboardi The wine world celebrates vintages, terroirs, producers. It rarely stops to acknowledge the people who actually get that wine to… Continue reading
Vinitaly 2026 – Italian Wine Between Record Numbers and Unanswered Questions 20 April 2026 | Events Alessandro Gaboardi The 58th Vinitaly closed with 90,000 visitors from 135 nations, 4000 exhibiting wineries and a fairground sold out across every… Continue reading
Mas des Infermières: The Luberon Through the Director’s Eye of Ridley Scott 18 March 2026 | Event Reviews Alessandro Gaboardi Wine Paris has a way of flattening everything into noise. Stand after stand, region after region, the days take the… Continue reading
Wine Paris 2026: Notes from the Floor 5 March 2026 | Events Alessandro Gaboardi Let me be honest, I almost skipped the opening session because Paris Expo Porte de Versailles was already extremely busy… Continue reading
Chianti Classico Collection 2026: Where Sangiovese Speaks for Itself 2 March 2026 | Event Reviews Alessandro Gaboardi The Stazione Leopolda filled quickly – journalists, buyers, and wine lovers from across Italy converge on Florence each February for… Continue reading
Verona – The Closing of the Games and the Oenological Heart of Veneto 27 January 2026 | Wine & Wine Regions Alessandro Gaboardi With the closing ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, Verona becomes the final point of a journey that has… Continue reading
