Castello di Verrazzano in Chianti Classico left me without words! Are you ready to know why? Hi guys! Welcome to this new article dedicated to one of my favourite winery in Chianti. I will show you one of the most beautiful winery of Chianti Classico: Castello di Verrazzano. I visited Castello di Verrazzano during my wine trip in Chianti Classico in autumn 2021 and I felt really impressed. But before starting, I would like to point out some important things to let you enjoy this article. First of all, some important information about the wine area. The Chianti Area is divided in two main areas ..read more

Do you want to discover the world of Italian sparkling wines without getting crazy? Italian bubbles are your passion but do you need more information? My personal Guide to the world of Italian sparkling wines is what you need. In my Ultimate Guide to sparkling wines, you will discover all the secrets of italian sparkling wines making, you will finally be able to choose between Classic Method and Charmat Method Italian sparkling wines and much more. I will tell you everything you absolutely need to know about the world of sparkling wines, in a simple, practical and fun way. Don’t forget that yo ..read more

Let’s discover the zoning of Chianti Classico and Sangiovese crus of Ricasoli Hi winelover and welcome to a new article of your favorite blog about the Italian wine world! ? Today you will have a “virtual Masterclass” dedicated to Barone di Ricasoli and the zoning of Chianti Classico. Guest star? The wonderful Ricasoli winery, a symbol of Chianti Classico for centuries. In this article, I will tell you about the Masterclass I had with Francesco Ricasoli, owner of the homonymous winery. We will talk about terroir, Sangiovese, cru, zoning … and much more! And that’s not all folks! We will taste ..read more

Cesanese del Piglio of Casale della Ioria winery… are you ready to know more about it? Hello winelover, welcome to this new article of your favorite Blog dedicated to the world of Italian food and wine tradition! ? Today I want to take you again to my region: Lazio. If you just landed on this Blog, I suggest you to read my two articles about two wines of Lazio that I tasted: Mater Matuta of Casale del Giglio Poggio della Costa of Sergio Mottura In this way, you will have 3 good solutions for wines to bring to your next Italian dinner! ? In this article, we will take a virtual trip to L ..read more

Sesto Armonico Montepulciano d’Abruzzo of Musike’ winery… are you ready to know more? Hello winelover, welcome to this new article of your favorite Blog about the Italian food and wine tradition! ? In this new article, I will bring you to Abruzzo, in the center of Italy. I will show you an interesting wine from one of the most famous vines in the world: Montepulciano d’Abruzzo.  Today we take a trip to Abruzzo to visit a winery that use Music during the refinement of its wine called “Sesto Armonico“. Musiké winery is a project born from the ideas of Riccardo Iacobone and the famous Condu ..read more

Poggio della Costa of Sergio Mottura winery… are you ready to know more about it? Today I want to take you again to my region: Lazio. This is the second of three articles dedicated to the tasting of wines from Lazio, so read the first one at this link and stay tuned for the third one! As I told you in some previous articles, I moved to Rome when I was young to attend the University in Business Management… and I am still here. ? For that reason, I can say that Lazio is my region and Rome in the city of my heart! And today you will discover an interesting wine of Sergio Mott ..read more

Mater Matuta of Casale del Giglio… are you ready to know more about it? Hello winelover, welcome to this new article of your favorite Blog about the Italian food and wine tradition! ? In this new article, I want to take you to my region: Lazio. As I told you in some previous articles, I moved to Rome when I was young to attend the University in Business Management… and I am still here. ? For that reason, I thought that one of the first article should be dedicated to my Region: Lazio. Today you will discover a wine from Casale del Giglio, one of those that made the history of roman wine bringi ..read more

Chianti Classico and Castello di Vicchiomaggio: what else? Hello winelover and welcome to a new article dedicated to the fantastic world of Italian wineries. Today I will show you a beautiful winery in the heart of Chianti Classico, exactly near Greve in Chianti: Castello di Vicchiomaggio. I visited the Castello di Vicchiomaggio during my food and wine tour in Chianti Classico at the end of October 2021, immersed in the beautiful colors of the autumn foliage. Visualizza questo post su Instagram Un post condiviso da Italian Food & Wine tradition (@wine.mari) I spent 3 days and two night ..read more

Are you ready to discover my last minute itinerary in Chianti Classico? Hi guys and welcome to this “episode” of “On the road with wine.mari” ? Today I would like to share with you my last trip in Italy to discover one of the best regions and wine area of Italy: Tuscany and its Chianti Classico! It was a REAL last minute trip: we booked everything 3 days before leavin! It was an holiday weekend: in Italy the 1st of November is holiday and this year it was on Monday so everybody left from Saturday to Monday for a weekend off. And obviously, as you can imagine, we had a lot of difficulties to bo ..read more

You have to choose the last minute perfect gift for a winelover and you have no time? No worries, this article is here for you! Hello super community, welcome to this new article dedicated to the world of Italian wine. Admit it, you too have serious difficulties when you must choose the perfect Christmas gift for a winelover. Surely you too have a friend who has just finished her sommelier course or who loves to spend her weekend getting lost in tasting new interesting bottles. Or maybe that person is you! If you too, just like me, want to do or want to make yourself a nice Christmas gift dedi ..read more