Monthly Archives: April 2022

Carso

KARST (DOC)

The word Carso – probably of Celtic origin - means "rocky country" and defines the terrain, full of karst forms, formed by exposed and heavily fractured limestone, that give this corridor, connecting Trieste with the rest … read on

Carmignano and Barco Reale di Carmignano

CARMIGNANO i BARCO REALE DI CARMIGNANO (DOC)

It is one of the younger Tuscan DOC appellations (was established in 1994 year). It belongs to the appellate type cascade, that is, the shape … read on

Carmignano

Some time ago, a group of winemakers from Carmignano and Poggio a Caiano (province of Florence) has requested that the name 'Chianti” for the wine he produces and the designation of origin 'Carmignano'. This conclusion … read on

Carignano del Sulcis

CARIGNANO DEL SULCIS (DOC)

Region Sulcis, located on the southwestern tip of Sardinia, was one of the first areas of Phoenician settlement on the island. The Phoenicians were later driven out of there by the Carthaginians., whose place was then taken by the Romans.

Viticulture was one … read on

Carema

CAREMA (DOC)

Carema wine – widely appreciated by the entire Italian wine world – is made in a small area, lying at the northern end of the province of Turin.

On the architecture of vineyards located on the border with the Aosta Valley, strongly influenced by the fact, that the soil there … read on

Capriano del Colle

CAPRIANO DEL COLLE (DOC)

Vineyards, belonging to this tiny DOC appellation lie in the hills, that surround Capriano del Colle. The grapevines do not cover enormous acres (vineyards occupy less than 25 hectares), however, their production is extremely significant, with … read on

Capri

CAPRI (DOC)

In the search for the origins of the wine-making tradition in the Campania region, one would have to go back nearly three thousand years. Rocky slopes of the island of Capri, on which countless small terraces have been built, used for crops, provide an extremely favorable environment not only for … read on

Capalbio

CAPALBIO (DOC)

Capalbio DOC is a wine-producing area located in the Tuscan hills in the southern part of Grosseto, which borders the Maremma Natural Reserve and covers the municipalities of Magliano, Capalbio, Orbetello i Marciano.

Two others occurring in this area … read on