Marina Cvetic and Masciarelli’s Second Chapter
Italy’s appointment of Marina Cvetic as Cavaliere del Lavoro recognises more than the survival of a family winery. It reflects how Masciarelli helped change the position of Abruzzo and continued to grow after the sudden loss of its founder.
WINE TASTING The Essential Guide
The Study Library · The Cellar Journal Wine tasting can look far more complicated than it really is. A professional puts their nose into a glass and starts talking about blackcurrants, violets, graphite, leather or wet stones, while someone listening may reasonably wonder whether all of those things are actually there,
ENGLISH WINE The Essential Guide
A complete introduction to English wine, connecting climate, geology, grapes, sparkling wine and modern history to explain how a marginal wine country became one of the world’s most dynamic cool-climate regions.
Solaia Annata Diversa 2002: A Different Vintage, a Singular Wine
Solaia 2002 is the only vintage to carry the words Annata Diversa, after a difficult Tuscan season removed Sangiovese from the blend. More than two decades later, the wine was alive, elegant and finely textured, with the composure of mature Bordeaux and an identity entirely its own.