Video: visiting Masi, masters of appassimento
Masi are one of the leading wine producers in the Veneto region of northern Italy. They are specialists in appassimento, the process of drying freshly harvested grapes on racks for three months after...
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Eating and drinking in London: The Wine Place
I recently popped into The Wine Place in South Kensington to taste through some of their range. It’s a really nice space, over two floors, and as well as operating as a wine bar, also runs tastings...
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Two from Handford: Schaal Confluence and Garnacha not Guerra
I popped into Handford Wines yesterday to say hello to Greg Sherwood, and have a look round. If there is a merchant in London who has a better array of really interesting wine, then I’d like to see it...
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Ayunta: lovely wines from Etna, Sicily
Etna, in Sicily, is a special place for wine. And Ayunta is an exciting project in the region. I caught up with the man behind Ayunto, Filippo Mansion, to find out more. Filippo hails from Sicily,...
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Two natural Italian wines from The English Winemaker
These two wines are made by Matt Gregory, wine merchant turned winemaker who has adopted the name ‘The English Winemaker’. I met him in Christchurch last year when I was hanging out with Theo Coles,...
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Meeting Mr Amarone: how Masi’s Sandro Boscaini reinvented appassimento
Sandro Boscaini Sandro Boscaini is the sixth generation of his family to head up the family winery. I visited to taste the Masi range, witness the grape drying process they have specialized in, and to...
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Visiting Serego Alighieri, Valpolicella
Last November, as well as visiting Masi, I also visited Serego Alighieri, where we were hosted by Massimilla di Serego Alighieri. She’s a direct descendant of Dante. The Serego Alighieri property is...
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Visiting Prosecco producer Canevel
This was my first time in Prosecco country. Prosecco is a phenomenon. It has come from almost nowhere to being one of the most visible of all sparkling wines (selling around 550 million bottles a...
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Lunch with Paillard, Solaia and Biondi-Santi
Had a nice lunch in the garden with Robin and Nikolai. I brought Champagne, and they stepped things up a notch with two famous Italians. Champagne Bruno Paillard Assemblage 2009 France 50% Chardonnay,...
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Three lovely Pinot Noirs from Franz Haas, Alto Adige, Italy
Franziskus Haas is the fifth generation to run his family’s winery, and here I got to try three of his Pinot Noirs, a variety he planted in the 1980s. Haas has some of the highest vineyards in the...
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