Day: March 24, 2022

Vines and wines Romagna: past, present and future

After a year of stories, curiosities and recipes on the products of our land in the company of the “Strada della Romagna”, a journey to discover local wines begins today. The history of wine in Romagna has ancient roots, even if the vocation for producing high quality wine emerged in this area only recently. The … Read more

Aromatic and mysterious: here is Famoso, but not too famous

A vine that has been talked about a great deal in Romagna is Famoso. Its white aromatic grapes have an engaging flavour and aromas and its history is steeped in mysteries with an end that is still partly to be written. We will begin with the name. Although Famoso is the most common name, in … Read more

The austere prince of viticulture in Romagna: Bursôn

Great strength, an indomitable spirit and elegance that come to the fore with time typify Bursôn, one of the most interesting wines in the plain of Ravenna. Its history is relatively recent, but to understand fully its characteristics we must first go back in time to the area between the Senio and Lamone rivers where … Read more

Albana, the gold of Romagna

The first white wine in Italy to obtain the CDOG classification in 1987 was Albana di Romagna – now known as Romagna Albana DOCG – and is the queen of winemaking in the region. On the other hand, the king’s gold is the colour that distinguishes this wine in the glass when fully mature, a … Read more

Autochthonous and strong: the grapes of the Tundè

The wine world of Romagna, known outside its boundaries mainly for Sangiovese, Albana and Trebbiano, has some absolute gems with a fascinating story. One of these is Tundè, an autochthonous vine of Ravenna which expresses some of the salient features of this land such as the passion for vine growing, a propensity for research and … Read more

The Centesimino and Oriolo: the challenge met by a terroir wine

Curious names, captivating aromas, unique taste profiles, but often a future that promises little. This is the destiny of numerous ‘minor’ grape varieties of Italy which, of its 545 autochthonous grapes registered, number some of the most famous in the world, but there are often many that have difficulty in establishing themselves even in the … Read more

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