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September’s events

Stefania del Giudice — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 08:00:20 +0000

September’s events: take a look at the upcoming events organised by our associated producers.

“Una passeggiata tra le nuvole” – “A walk in the clouds”

Imagine this:
a gentle Sunday morning, the crisp air and a scenic walk through historic vineyards, surrounded by breathtaking views.

“Una passeggiata tra le nuvole” –
“A walk in the clouds”

It’s more than a walk; it’s a journey through history and a celebration of nature.

Sunday, September 7, 2025

10:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Torre Raone Vineyards

Settembre in Cantina Paltrinieri

Tours and tasting during the harvest

Don’t miss this unique lambrusco experience!

Saturday, September 20, 2025

10:30 AM

Cantina Paltrinieri

Saturday, September 27, 2025

10:30 AM and 3 PM

Cantina Paltrinieri

Festival Franciacorta in Cantina

During this event over 60 wineries in the Franciacorta region of Lombardy, Italy, open their doors to the public offering a variety of activities, including tours, tastings, food pairings with local dishes and other events like bike tours and visits to historical sites.

September 10 -21, 2025

Monzio Compagnoni

Ingravel Morellino

A non-competitive cycling event that takes you on a journey through the stunning Maremma region of Tuscany.

Pedal through beautiful vineyards, medieval villages, and scenic “white roads” while enjoying the best of Tuscan wine and local flavors.

September 13-14, 2025

Magliano in Toscana, Italy

Festival Friuli DOC

A festival to celebrate Friulian wine and flavors in the heart of Udine.

3 tastings where Cabert will be among the stars.

Sept 12th – 6PM

Giardino del Torso – “Sips of Elegance”

Sept 13th – 6PM
Piazza S. Giacomo – “Vine, Grape, and Wine”

Sept 14th – 4PM
Piazza S. Giacomo – “The Intelligence of the Vine”

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Masottina’s award winning Prosecco

Petra Pelle — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 07:55:02 +0000

Masottina R.D.O. Levante: Award-Winning Prosecco Superiore DOCG

Masottina’s flagship Prosecco, the R.D.O. Levante 2024, has been honored with the prestigious Corona Award by the ViniBuoni d’Italia 2026 guide.

Recognized as one of the best Italian sparkling wines after a tasting of over 30.000 entries, this Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG has also secured a coveted spot in the national TOP 300 finals.

About R.D.O. Levante: A Top-Tier Prosecco from a Single Vineyard

The Masottina R.D.O. Levante Extra Dry is an exceptional Prosecco Superiore DOCG and a true flagship of the winery. The name tells its story: R.D.O. stands for Rive di Ogliano, a specific ‘cru’ or single-vineyard site within the renowned Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco region.

This wine is unique due to its specific origin:

Vineyard: Levante (East) indicates the eastern exposure where the vines benefit from the gentle morning sun.
Vines: The grapes are sourced from vines over 60 years old, which provides depth and complexity.
Vintage: It is a Millesimato, meaning all Glera grapes come from a single, outstanding harvest year.

Tasting Notes & Characteristics

Color & Perlage: A bright, straw-yellow color with a lively, fine, and persistent bubble.
Aroma: Rich and complex with floral scents (linden, acacia) intertwined with fruity notes of pear, apple, bergamot, and grapefruit.
Flavor Profile: The taste is lively, saline, and perfectly structured. Flavors of quince and lemon lead to a long, pleasant finish with a subtle, perfectly balanced sweetness.

Vineyard & Winemaking: The Art of Purity

The grapes are harvested by hand and meticulously selected. Masottina employs a unique gravity-fed vinification method. This gentle approach protects the grapes and guarantees the purity of the flavors in the final wine.

Download here your technical sheet:

Food Pairing for R.D.O. Levante Extra Dry

This versatile Prosecco Superiore is excellent as an aperitif and a perfect partner for a variety of dishes.

Try it with:

Fresh seafood and shellfish
Light salads
Vegetarian sushi
Soft cheeses like burrata or ricotta

The recommended serving temperature is 6-8 °C

Discover Masottina: A Legacy of Italian Winemaking

In the heart of a territory rich in history and beauty lies the Masottina estate, a testament to the passion of the Dal Bianco family. For over three generations, this family has been a leading winemaker in Conegliano Valdobbiadene.

This is more than a family business; it is a legacy of caring for nature’s gifts. Every drop of their Rive Prosecco reflects the essence of the landscape, the dedication of the winemakers, and the soul of the terroir.

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Alanera 2022: bottle and closure update.

Stefania del Giudice — Thu, 08 May 2025 11:49:02 +0000

Alanera 2022: bottle and closure update.

Starting with the 2022 vintage, this wine will be bottled in a lighter bottle and sealed with a screwcap.
This change is a part of Zenato‘s long-term sustainability strategy, which began three years ago with the Equalitas certification.
Through this and other ongoing efforts, their goal is to actively contribute to a more sustainable future for all of us.

THE WINE:
Alanera is a tribute to Sergio’s legacy of bringing understanding, wisdom and rigorous work to viticulture in Valpolicella. Alanera’s fruit hails from the Costalunga vineyard. The site’s landscape is remarkable as it overlooks the city of Verona, while partly hugging the Garda Lake and being seemingly embraced by the impressive Monte Baldo and Lessinian mountain ranges.

3 Swallows: Alanera’s three swallows serve as symbol to these landscape elements as well to its trio of native grapes: Corvina, Rondinella and Corvinone.

Zenato: the story of a family that firmly planted its roots in the land. It was made possible thanks to the passion and entrepreneurial vision of the estate’s founder, Sergio, who managed to fulfill his greatest dream: to create a winery capable of harvesting the fruits of the earth and transform them into emotions with matchless flavor.

Today, more than 60 years later, the results are testament to his extraordinary vision.
A wonderful story took shape thanks to his vision and today its star is his family: wife Carla and children Alberto and Nadia.
Their eyes and their heart continue down the path that Sergio laid out with great clarity as he steadied the course toward quality and love for their land. Over time, that land wasn’t just Lugana but also Valpolicella, with its celebrated red wines and their matchless aromas.

Taking over the Costalunga estate, in the heart of Valpolicella Classica, Sergio Zenato wanted to measure himself in a new venture, after making the most out of his Lugana vineyards: to make it a model vineyard, beautiful to look at, cared for in every detail, in which to apply modern agronomic techniques and at the same time resume the traditional methods that had defined the Valpolicella landscape.

In a thorough manner, Sergio Zenato drew the distribution on the land of the vines selected for the production of the different wines, going so far as to indicate the direction of the rows so that the vines could receive maximum benefits from the sun. He took special care to make the soil work well to achieve a dry and permeable soil without water retention.

A passionate dedication that we read in the construction of the characteristic dry-stone walls, at first sight elegant support structures, in actual fact an efficient containment system that guarantees the vine the three fundamental elements it needs: the warmth of the sun and the ventilation of air and water thanks to the gaps existing between the stones of the walls and the flaky crumbles of the subsurface.

“Sergio Zenato manicured the morainic hills for years, from the most strategic observation point on the Garda Lake in Peschiera. His reflection was cast over the largest body of blue in Italy. And since the 1960s, he saw in Trebbiano di Lugana something that few others had intuited: that the color, aromas, and favors of the white wine it produced could travel the world.”

In the flash of an eye and the wonder of Lake Garda is all there: in the beauty of the landscape; in the naturalist, historic, and artistic value of the land; in the mild climate.

The secret of Trebbiano di Lugana, a native grape variety planted on the southern banks of the Garda Lake, is hidden in its origins.

With the backdrop of this pristine setting, the gates of the Santa Cristina estate open up on to a broad road with elegant red rose bushes on either side.
They are the silent sentinels to whom the Zenato family has entrusted their rows of vines.

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Wine Enthusiast: award for Cabert

Stefania del Giudice — Thu, 01 May 2025 08:52:09 +0000

Wine Enthusiast: award for Cabert.

The Ribolla Gialla has been named as Best Buy by Wine Enthusiast.

Ribolla Gialla Spumante Brut
100% Ribolla Gialla
Fruity, with citrus notes and white flowers. Fresh and floral.
Excellent aperitif but even more suitable to accompany dishes such as vegetable dishes, white meats and of course fish of all types.
The must, obtained by soft pressing, is fermented separately from the skins. First fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Second fermentation in autoclave keeping contact with the lees for 2 months.

CABERT, THE HABIT OF GOOD DRINKING

THE STORY
Founded in 1960, in Bertiolo, Italy, CABERT has been synonymous with authenticity and the tradition of wine for over sixty years.

THE TERRITORY
The wines of the north-east of Italy are frontier wines, with a special identity having its roots in the commercial spirit of Venetian merchants, and in the challenges that winemakers have always had to face in this area, quickly learning to innovate, adapt and improve.

THEIR PHILOSOPHY: LOVE, LAND, TRADITION & INNOVATION

CABERT wines are born from the love we have for our land, and from a long wine-making tradition integrated with cutting-edge technological innovations. The result is extreme attention to detail throughout all stages of production, and a deep respect for the terroir, our vines, and all their peculiar qualities. The fruit of passion, commitment and love, we dedicate our wines to all those who already appreciate them, and to all those who will soon discover them.

Discover more about the producers and the wines. Take a look at the website
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Vinous: award for Paltrinieri

Stefania del Giudice — Thu, 01 May 2025 08:09:05 +0000

Vinous: award for Paltrinieri.
The Lambrusco di Sorbara DOC received 92+ Pts by Vinous.

Lambrusco di Sorbara DOC with refermentation in bottle, dry frizzante

Grapes: 100% Lambrusco Sorbara

Colour: Salmon pink, with a very fine and persistent perlage. Slightly turbid because of the presence of the fermentation residual.

Nose: Citrus notes, wild strawberry, floras and wild rose scents.

Taste: Fresh, with bright acidity. Pomegranate and green apple skin. Bright sapidity, balance and persistence.

Pairing: Perfect as an aperitif or paired with fried fish, raw fish, tuna and salmon, tortellini in broth, cured meats and gnocco fritto.

Discover more about this wine.

Take a look at the video →

Cantina Paltrinieri is located in Cristo di Sorbara, near the Modena state, in a small town, near the Secchia and Panaro rivers, the historic scene of the street.

Run by Alberto Paltrinieri and family it was created by his grandfather in the 1920s and owns around 15 hectares of vineyards in the Cristo area, one of the most important for this kind of wine.
The vines are located in an ideal position and they alone produce all the grapes from which the wines are made. Here we are at the heart of the Lambrusco di Sorbara production area in the province of Modena, in the region of Emilia. Paltrinieri Lambrusco di Sorbaras stand out for their finesse and distinctive taste.

Tradition. Passion. Love for wine.

”The satisfaction and the passion for our work derive from the care taken to ensure that everything is done well. We have on the horizon a promise within our hearts, which goes beyond ourselves, which defies time.
Like a trough carved from stone”

Barbara & Alberto Paltrinieri

More info about Cantina Paltrinieri and the wines may be found on their website.
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Luca Maroni: awards for Cabert

Stefania del Giudice — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 11:34:42 +0000

Cabert: outstanding results from the prestigious Luca Maroni guide, Yearbook of the Best Italian Wines.

About Luca Maroni:

Luca Maroni is one of Italy’s foremost wine experts and critics. Known for his deep passion and rigorous analysis, his guide is a reference point for wine lovers around the world. Each year, he reviews thousands of Italian wines, spotlighting the very best in quality, taste, and craftsmanship.

We are happy to share these results with you

Sauvignon 2023, Casali Roncali – 96 points
Traminer Aromatico 2023, Cabert – 94 points
Pinot Grigio 2023, Casali Roncali – 94 points
Merlot 2022, Casali Roncali – 93 points
Cabernet Sauvignon 2022, Casali Roncali – 93 points
Friulano 2023, Casali Roncali – 92 points
Ribolla Gialla 2023, Casali Roncali – 92 points

Discover the wines tasted

THE WINERY: From tradition in the vineyard to innovation in the winery.

Skills acquired in the vineyard and in the winery have been harmoniously integrated with technological progress and innovative production processes, in pursuit of ever higher and more ambitious quality standards.

THE PHILOSOPHY: They do business the right way, not just the easy way.

From the vine to the bottle, the entire production and transformation process is carefully monitored in order to obtain excellent products, as an expression of all of the good that the land has to offer with the help of skilled hands.

The Casali Roncali Line:

At Cabert, and more specifically in the Casali Roncali line, they pride themselves on producing wines that express the unique terroir of the vineyards. The dedication to sustainable practices and meticulous attention to detail ensure that every bottle of Casali Roncali wine delivers a memorable experience.

Want to discover more???

Take a look at the website →

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Villa di Vetrice: Chianti Rufina

Petra Pelle — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 11:48:07 +0000

Villa di Vetrice: Chianti Rufina

Villa di Vetrice is a magical place, where wonderful wines are made.

For example the Chianti Rufina 2020, just awarded with 90 points from James Suckling.

The wine is “showing aromas of grilled mushrooms, tomato leaves and red berries. It’s savory and pleasantly earthy, with a medium body and medium tannins. Juicy and already showing signs of development. Drink now.“

We can only agree with this and recommend to drink this wine with roast, game or well-matured cheeses. And when you are near, visit this beautiful place to see where the wines come from..

And yes… it’s as easy as a Tuscan morning: you leave Florence, drive east a few miles and suddenly a whole new world opens up before you – the hills of Chianti Rufina. Near the city Pontassieve you will discover the wineries of Villa di Vetrice.

The villa has a history that reached even all the way back to the 11^th century. Five generations already now has been run by vintners with passion for the tradition.

Villa di Vetrice also offers you the possibility to organize your dream event on this beautiful location where tradition meets innovation. And now the summer season is starting, they are not only waiting for you for event plannings, but also winetastings can be organized.

Vin Santo:

Fresh, concentrated and elegantly open for a dense and exquisite mouth feeling. Harmonious on the palate, with notes of caramel, dried apricot, walnut and leather and some accents of dried figs and orange peel.

Available with or without gifttube.

For more information about visits, tastings, events, wines and all information about Villa di Vetrice take a look at the Facebook pages from the Grati Family.

or take a look at our website www.enoteca.nl for more information about this wineproducer.

https://enoteca.nl/villa-di-vetrice/

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Unesco status for Colli Euganei

Petra Pelle — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 15:20:15 +0000

Unesco status for Colli Euganei

The ‘Colli Euganei’ is a distinctive landscape and produces distinctive wines. Historians believe that wine has been made in the Euganean hills since prehistoric times. But the story starts even earlier, when the region was still a seabed, forming what would become later a layer of limestone and calcareous soils.

A perfect terroir for growing vines. There are over 80 volcanic hills in this area within 200 square kilometers. Thousands of hectares of vineyards are planted in this unique and beautiful landscape. The Merlot grape is the one that is most planted, followed by Cabernet varieties.

Cantina Colli Euganei:

The presence of marine fossils in the Euganean hills were an inspiration for the Cantina Colli Euganei who used illustrations of fossils that were found in the region, for a part of their labels.

Now these labels adorn the red wines Merlot, Cabernet and Rosso and the white wines Bianco, Pinot Bianco and Pinot Grigio.

The white wines also share the volcanic character of the area, showing structure, texture and a good acidity. The volcanic soils give the wines a mineral note.

Labels for Merlot, Cabernet and Rosso from Cantina Colli Euganei:

Labels for Bianco, Pinot Grigio delle Venezie and Pinot Bianco from Cantina Colli Euganei:

Click on the labels for more information about the wines

Also for a Spumante Extra Dry the Cantina Colli Euganei can be contacted, they offer a Prosecco within the same label range.

One last wine to complete the card for distinguishing features of the Euganean hills is the Serprino. Serprino comes from the Glera grape, known in the Euganean hills as Serprina. Serprino is a perfect accompanier for fish or light first courses.

Serprino Spumante Brut

For more information about the Cantina Colli Euganei, please click on the button and you will be redirected to their website

Unesco List of World Biodiversity Reserves

The Euganean hills recently (June 2024) have been included in the Unesco List of World Biodiversity Reserves, exemplary places where economic, social and cultural development benefits from respect for the ecosystem and biodiversity .

This recognition will help to make the beautiful wines more and more known to the world.

The president of the Consorzio Tutela Colli Euganei, Gianluca Carraro concludes: “Our vineyards cover a considerable area (…) of more than 3000 hectares, and contribute to the protection and preservation of the land. (…) Producers engage in water, forest and soil management, a vital role in light of the climate changes that are evident.

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Gracciano della Seta: how is their vineyard fertilized?

Stefania del Giudice — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 07:26:14 +0000

Gracciano della Seta: how is their vineyard fertilized?

At Gracciano della Seta the fertilization of the vineyard is an essential practice for obtaining satisfactory productions in terms of both quantity and quality.

In Autumn, after the harvest we prepare the soil for the spreading of the green manure after which we immediately distribute an organic fertilizer to replenish the stock of nutrients to the vines.

For the green manure we use to sow the vineyard, we choose a select combination of crops with a predominance of leguminous crops rich in nitrogen-fixing bacteria that have the capacity to fix the atmospheric nitrogen in the soil.

The mix of crops: pea, fava bean, alexandrine clover, rye, oats and triticale.

The organic fertilizer distributed in November completes the fertilization of our vineyard. This treatment is rich in bird feathers compost, grape skins and olive pulp enritched with mycorrhizae and rizosphere bacteria. The feathers compost improves the capacity of water retention, mycorrhizae stimulates the absorption of the mineral nutrients and water, and finally the bacteria (Bacillus megaterium, Streptomyces beta-vulgari, Burkholderia sp) colonize the rhizosphere at the expense of pathogenic flora.

This is the process of organic fertilization used to mantain the soil in our vineyard making it viable and rich in biodiversity guaranteeing (hopefully) a plentiful harvest.

Source: Gracciano della Seta

More info about Gracciano della Seta and the wines may be found on their website
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93 points for Brunello di Montalcino

Petra Pelle — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 16:22:16 +0000

93 points for Brunello di Montalcino 2019 from Patrizia Cencioni

Kerin O’Keefe rated Patrizia Cencioni’s Brunello di Montalcino 2019 with 93 points.

The tasting took place in December 2023.

TASTINGNOTE:

“The Patrizia Cencioni 2019 Brunello is a lovely wine, opening with aromas of violet, botanical herb, forest floor and a whiff of new leather. Linear and elegant, the taut palate features ripe black cherry, spiced blueberry, blood orange and star anise before a black tea finish. It has youthful tension, thanks to bright acidity and a backbone of firm, fine-grained tannins. Drink 2027–2039. Abv: 14.5%

Kerin O’Keefe December 2023

If you want to taste this Brunello di Montalcino at the location where it comes from and pay a visit to the lovely Azienda Agricola, this is possible. The owners would love to welcome you and introduce you to the traditions of the Montalcino territory and its wines.

A step-by-step experience will conclude with a tasting of Rosso di Montalcino, of course the Brunello di Montalcino, but also the IGT Solarianna and extra virgin olive oil plus a grappa di Brunello.

For tours and tastings please take a look at : https://patriziacencioni.com/en/tasting/

Tour and tasting include an accompanied visit to the vineyards, fermentation and ageing cellar. All visits are by appointment only.

Vineyards:

The vineyards from the Cantina Patrizia Cencioni date back to the year 1989. The total area of the company is 50 HA. The vineyards are very near to the cellar and thanks to this proximity the manual harvest is carried out in a short time to the fermentation cellar.

Fermentation cellar:

A correct fermentation is guaranteed with the steel vats at controlled temperatures. The slow aging of the wines takes place in oak barrels. With their refinements, the elegance and character – peculiar characteristics of each vintage as well- stand out also in the bottle.

The company is family-run, managed by Patrizia (owner) and her 2 daughters, Annalisa and Arianna.

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