Laura Donadoni, Autore presso The Italian Wine Girl

Written on June 17 2019. Posted in video, Wine Event, Wine Tasting, Wine tourism.

Bordeaux En Primeur Week: discovering the wine to be…

En Primeur week, for those of you who never heard about it, is a preview of the last vintage (in this case 2018) from the Union des Grands Crus members in all Bordeaux appellations. This event incorporates...

Written on May 30 2019. Posted in video, Wine Story, Wine Tasting, Wine tourism.

Carapace, the living fusion of art and wine

Tenuta Castelbuono, better known as Carapace, in Bevagna, Umbria is one of a kind winery. Calling it winery actually is underestimating. It is a living masterpiece, designed by one of the most famous...

Written on May 23 2019. Posted in Italian products, video, Wine tourism.

Trebbiano Spoletino: the white side of Umbria

Trebbiano Spoletino is an Italian native white wine grape that is increasing in popularity among Umbrian wine makers thanks to some of its interesting organoleptic characteristics and ageing potent...

Written on May 17 2019. Posted in U.S. wine regions, Wine tourism.

Santa Barbara wine county: the fervent “cool” side of Californian viticulture

Santa Barbara county's unique climatic and geological conditions make it the ideal place to grow cooler climate grape varieties with a Californian twist...

Written on May 9 2019. Posted in Wine Event, Wine Story, Wine Tasting, Wine tourism.

Cos D’Estournel: the thousand nuances of Saint-Estèphe’s terroir in a glass

My Bordeaux wine tour: Cos D'Estournel chateau in Saint-Estephe during En Primeur week 2018. Complex, multi layered, perfumed wines to store in your cellar...

Written on April 27 2019. Posted in Italian products, Wine Tasting.

Aglianico, the “global warming” up and coming wine grape?

Aglianico is a dark-skinned Italian wine grape variety that produces highly tannic wines with great levels of acidity. It adapts well to warmer climate, will it be the new up and coming red variety...

Written on April 13 2019. Posted in Wine Tasting.

Readings and movies for real wine lovers

Books and movies recomandation for wine enthusiasts. Get inspired and deeepen your knowledge about wines through books and documentaries, here some of my favourites of the moment

Written on March 19 2019. Posted in U.S. wine regions, Wine Tasting.

From N.A.S.A. to Oregon’s vineyards: meet Don Hagge, the scientist of Vidon’s wine making

From a career as a scientist at N.A.S.A. to producing terroir driven Pinot Noirs in Oregon, read the fascinating story of Don Hagge, Vidon’s winery

Written on March 8 2019. Posted in Wine Story, Wine Tasting, Wine tourism.

Littorai winery: where terroir is a religion and biodynamic a life philosophy

Littorai wines are among the purest, most age worthy expressions of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay I have tasted in California. They have earned Lemon a reputation not as a Burgundian interpreter of California,...

Written on February 19 2019. Posted in video, Wine Story, Wine Tasting.

A peek into Alto Adige grape diversity and its terroir-driven Schiava and Pinot Bianco wines

Alto Adige is one of the most diverse wine region of Italy: discover Schiava and Pinot Bianco native grapes and terroir driven wines...

Author: Laura Donadoni