Doug decants: Etnella Villa Petrosa, Sicily
Davide Bentivegna, Etnella's founder, having worked for the German company Siemens, left his position to follow his dream to make wine. He had no previous experience or inherited land, so…
Doug Decants: Cascina Iuli’s La Rina (Piedmont, Italy)
Fabrizio Iuli grew up in a restaurant family. For over 60 years, the Iuli family served award-winning Piedmontese cuisine in their guest house/hotel, but it was the local demand for…
Les Caves discovers…Calabria!
Sometimes known as Italy’s toe, and divided from Sicily by the narrow Strait of Messina, Calabria juts out between the Ionian and the Tyrrhenian Seas. Its northern border with Basilicata,…
Doug Decants: Rabasco Wines, Abruzzo
The Not-so-Full Montes Iole Rabasco inherited her family’s small vineyard and olive grove, neither of which have ever been treated with chemicals. And she’s taken that blessing and run with it.…
Real Wine Fair Videos: Elena Panaleoni, La Stoppa
Watch Elena at the Real Wine Fair 2016 talk what 'real wine' means to her: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hESPTBqwtPw&feature=youtu.be And here's a bit about La Stoppa: Elena Pantaleoni’s father, a printer, bought the property…
Per L’Amore di Timorasso
Timorasso, hailing from the Colli Tortonesi wine region in south east Piemonte (not far from Gavi in fact), is one of the most exciting Italian autochthonous grape varieties to surface in recent years. Having said that not a…
Tuscany Agency Tasting!
Les Caves Tuscany (and friends) Agency Tasting Where new Chiantis rub shoulders with other fresh-faced Italian arrivals. When: Monday 9th November, 11:00-17:30 Where: Vini Italiani Wine Bar & Shop, 72 Old Brompton Rd,…