Tenuta Liliana – a new Cabernet Sauvignon from Puglia

Paul HowardArticles, Blog, Climate Emergency, Italy, Organic, Puglia, Regenerative, Sustainability, Wine Business

Tenuta Liliana Winery

Tenuta Liliana – a new Cabernet Sauvignon from Puglia Puglia is best known for big red wines, principally from native grape varieties such as Primitivo and Negroamaro. Almost inevitably, Puglia also has representation from the international brigade, typified by Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Often, it’s easy to dismiss international varieties because of their ubiquity. However, there are exceptions to the …

Maculan – Three Red Wines from Breganze in the Veneto

Paul HowardArticles, Blog, Italy, Sustainability, Veneto

Maculan Reds

Maculan – Three Red Wines from Breganze in the Veneto The Veneto in North Eastern Italy is one of the powerhouses of Italian wine.  After all, this region has been making wine for three or more millennia. Today, it contains many famous appellations, such as Valpolicella and Soave, and even more famous wines, such as Amarone, Prosecco and Pinot Grigio. …

Kranz Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé Brut Sekt

Paul HowardArticles, Blog, Germany, Organic, Sparkling Wine

Kranz CS Sparkling Rosé Brut

Kranz Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé Brut Sekt Weingut Kranz is a top-quality winery in the German region of the Pfalz (aka Palatinate). It started in 1948 in the south of the Pfalz region, not far from the French (Alsace) border. Today, it’s run by the fourth generation, Boris and Kerstin Kranz. The estate is organic and a member of the prestigious and influential VDP. …

Le Cupole 2020 – IGT Toscana Rosso by Tenuta di Trinoro

Paul HowardArticles, Biodynamic, Blog, Italy, Sustainability, Toscana

Bacchus by Cy Twombly, 2008. © The Cy Twombly Foundation

Le Cupole 2020 – IGT Toscana Rosso by Tenuta di Trinoro The late Andrea Franchetti created the Tenuta di Trinoro estate during the 1990s. Returning to Italy (he had been a wine broker in New York), he wanted to make the best Italian wine. For this, he chose a remote site in Tuscany, without any wine history, in the Val d’Orcia. …