A pre-pandemic wine tasting with Valter and Nadia that broke my heart forever
Italy
These Tuscan wines are made outside the usual regional paradigm — it's from Arezzo, it's made by a famous winemaker and it's all experimental
In anticipation of the third edition of Alessandro Masnaghetti's book Barolo MGA, I spoke with Gianni Gagliardo, the co-owner of the Gianni Gagliardo estate in La Morra, and asked him to explain the essence and significance of MGA (Menzione Geografica Aggiuntiva) to the general drinking public
Why is it always the same story with Italian white wines: they — with rare exceptions — are perceived as...