The 2019 awards space for Carpineto is back, and now it’s up to Farnito Cabernet Sauvignon IGT - Carpineto, a Cabernet Sauvignon rewarded with 90 points Wine Enthusiast 2019 and 90 points in the Gilbert and Gallard International Challenge 2019, it is the only wine of the winery produced entirely with grapes from an international wine variety. In the Farnito case the company leitmotiv “great wines of Tuscany” has a different interpretation, indeed differently from the other bottles where typical Tuscan wine varieties and denominations are involved, here the focus is on the Tuscan interpretation of an International wine variety. The result is a strong ruby red clolour, the main aromas are very mature fruits but above all spices and licorice. Very energetic and full bodied with pleasant notes of wood and vanilla with a great final persistence.

Great wines for special occasions, this time we’re talking about Sassicaia, a wine that doesn't need further presentations. Already consolidated among the Olympus of the best red wines of the world, some skeptics could, legitimately, doubt concerning a gap between the expectations and the real quality of the bottle. From our point of view we can certainly confirm that this is an absolute high quality Tuscan wine, and its tasting is a unique sensory experience which is totally worth the price, we’re specifically describing you the Sassicaia - Tenuta San Guido 2012. It is right from the color that you can realize the intensity of this wine: a grenade red that almost encroaches to black, wild berries, pleasant balsamic with a light alcoholic background. At the palate extremely velvety, almost silky, the perfumes strikes back in the mouth with an added barrique note in a completive balance and harmony, an incredibly persistent finale leaves a clean taste that make you feel like drinking another glass immediately.

Among the most important red wine of Italy, and of the World, it is necessary to mention the Amarone della Valpolicella. A wine produced rigorously in the Valpolicella, a valley at the north of Verona, an area that has always been committed to the production of great wines, as it is witnessed by manuscripts dating back to the 4th century b.c. Cantina Manara is an excellences producer well known in Valpolicella, the attention towards every production phase allows to maintain the typicity of the wines (all of their wines have obtained the DOC, DOCG or IGP certification), respecting the characteristic of the terroir to obtain wines with an own recognizable personal identity. AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO MANARA is the product par excellence of the wine cellar, it is born from Corvina 75% - Rondinella 20% - other local types 10%, then a 18 months refinement in reservoir and the last one in bottle for 6 to 12 months. Color:Intense ruby red. Nose: Fruit notes of wild blackberry, then floral notes and spice notes of coffee and chocolate. Taste: Expressive and soft on the palate with a tingling acidity. Food pairing: Roasts, meats grilled over an open fire, game and strong cheeses. Alcohol Content : 15% vol.

Masciarelli is a wine making company born in 1981 with the aim of conciliate the respect of the territory and the production of great wines. It is located in the southern part of Abruzzo, province of Chieti, an area endowed with a rich biodiversity of animals and plants, also due to the presence of many different environments and kind of soil conformations. The Abruzzese vine variety par excellence is the Montepulciano, Masciarelli journey in the world of the wine making of course started with the production of a Montepulciano doc. MONTEPULCIANO ABRUZZO MASCIARELLI '11 is 100% made up of Montepulciano grapes cultivated on an argillous soil, its taste offers notes of red fruit, cherry, currant, violet, with tobacco hints and has a 13% alcohol content.

During the SMV Canada (Sélections Mondiales des Vins), which is the most important international North American wine contest, GARDA CLASSICO CHIARETTO D.O.P. - Tenute del Garda has been awarded with the gold medal. Even if chiaretto isn't among the most well known kind of wines at international level, Tenute del Garda's one ha been very appreciated thanks to its freshness and sapidity which makes it a pleasant wine without bothering after few glasses (on the contrary usually sweet wines tend to tire after few sips). Our compliments go to Tenute del Garda, which is a true Garda wines producing company made up of very genuine, passionate and well skilled people who have been making great wines all over these years transmitting the perfumes and tastes of the Garda Lake territory.

From 2 to 4 April Great Wines of Langhe DOCG, after the 2015 success, the biennial frequency festival organized by the Safeguard Consortium Barolo, Barbaresco Alba Langhe and Dogliani returns.