The wine region of Tintilia del Molise is located in the region of Molise of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cianfagna or the Domaine Claudio Cipressi produce mainly wines red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Tintilia del Molise are Aglianico, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Tintilia del Molise often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
In the mouth of Tintilia del Molise is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth. We currently count 19 estates and châteaux in the of Tintilia del Molise, producing 33 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Tintilia del Molise go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb.
The small island of Gorgona, just off the coast of Livorno, isn’t your run-of-the-mill viticultural area – its main purpose is to serve as a penal colony. Not just any prisoner can reside on Gorgona, however. Up to 90 incarcerated men live on the island at a time, alongside 17 residents and a handful of police officers. Prisoners on the island are allowed to stay for a maximum of five years, which must conclude the end of their sentence. After Gorgona, the men are set free. Scroll down to see ta ...
In November of 2021, Spain’s DO Penedès announced a massive overhaul of their bylaws with many changes aimed at re-orienting the region via a “10-year plan”. One of the key aspects was a new classification system for the estates of the region called, “Vi de Mas”, the first five of which have just been certified. While most wine regions looking to implement a system use the so-called “Burgundian Pyramid” as a structure, Penedès took a different approach that merged some of the Burgundian sy ...
Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon ‘space vines’ that were fired into orbit alongside bottles of Petrus 2000 have been nurtured alongside their ‘daughter’ plants in western France, said researchers in an update on the project. ‘The first “space grapes” are now visible on the canes just a few months after the replanting phase that occurred in February 2022,’ said Space Cargo Unlimited, the start-up leading the project. A total of 320 vine canes spent more than a year on the Int ...
