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Fornovo Taro, Parma |
This is a wine festival I’ve been wanting to
go to for a long time. To make it happen we
had to skip the Merano Wine Festival. I'm still sad about this fact, but not sad that we had this wonderful experience here at Fornovo. I have to say that the quality of wines that
I tasted here were really really high end for natural uncontaminated wines.
There were only 2 that I didn’t like at all,
no names named here.
Vini di Vignaioli is very casual. White plastic tables topped with very naturally
made wines, poured by very genuine people. I enjoyed meeting all the wine
makers and tasting some pure nectar of the gods. Nothing fancy here, but it was fun.
The following are all 75, I repeat 75, unique
and authentic wines that I tasted at Vini di Vignaioli. 75 is a lot of wines tasted in one afternoon. Usually I arrive at 40-60 and my palate is
exhausted, but with these wines I managed to taste more. As you will notice there are quite a few
stars scattered about.
We tasted mostly the wines that are missing
in the Vinosofia selection, though we would have liked to have tasted them all. The order is not the order in which we tasted
the wines, I have just re-ordered them according to region and photos.
One thing that was seriously lacking at this
tasting was a guidebook and organization in the table set up. I found it to be quite random.
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Graziano waiting forthe doors to open |
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what a great spittoon! |
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The Scene at Vini di Vignaioli |
Friuli Venezia Giulia
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First Stop, at I Clivi withVignaiolo Mauro Zanusso |
Azienda Agricola I Clivi,
Corno di Rosazzo UD
beautiful classic labels
1.
Ribolla
Gialla 2013 ★★
2.
Friuliano
2013★★
3.
Malvasia
2013 * (half star)
4.
Verduzzo
2013 ★★like PEZ candy
5.
Clivi
Galea 2012 ★★
6.
Clivi
Brazan 2012★★
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I Clivi bottlings, classic and gorgeous |
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Loris Follador of Case Coste Piane
Veneto
Azienda Agricola Case Coste Piane, Valdobbiadene
TV
1. Prosecco★ our house Prosecco at Vinosofia
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Lots of empty bottles in front of these gentlemen! |
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arrived just in time for the 3rd chunk of thisfresh and fantastic Parmesan |
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Lombardia (Franciacorta)
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Michele Loda of Az. Agr. Il Pendio |
Lombardia (Franciacorta)
Azienda Agricola Il Pendio, Monticelli
Brusati BS
1. Il
Contestatore Pas Dose, 2009 100% Chardonnay ★★
2. Blanc de
Noir pas dose 2010 ★★
Later we also tried their reds, though no
notes were taken, my writing skills had faded.
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Il Contestatore |
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Il Pendio Rossi |
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Antonio Tornincasa of Cà del Vent, Franciacorta
Azienda Cà del Vent, Campiani di Cellatica BS
1. Franciacorta Brut 2009 (?) Pas Operé dosage
zero molto minerale★ Graziano said “NO”
2. Franciacorta Brut 2009 (?) Blanc de Blanc Pas
Operé dry dry Graziano SI
3. Franciacorta Brut 2007 (?) Sospiri 2007 100% Chardonnay vini veri style★
4. Curtefranca Tamerlano 2011 100% Chardonnay★★
5. Curtefranca Ubiqua 1999, 100% Chardonnay riserva
private, burgundy style, beautiful nose, only 50 bottles made riserva
privata
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Many interesting characters at this event |
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The 1st Gewürztraminer on the leftwas absolutely beautiful! |
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Bannwarth's distinctiveappellation bottlings |
Alsazia
Stéphane Bannwarth, Obermorschwihr, France
1. Pinot
Gris, 2012 from their Vins “Nature” bottlings nice,
but served too warm
2. Pinot
Gris 2009 from their Vins “Nature” bottlings ★★
3. Gewurztraminer
2011 from their Vins “Nature” bottlings ★★★ excellent, very fruity floral, beautiful!
Qvevri, named after
the appellation, these wines are unfiltered and have no sulfites.
4. Qvevri 2012
Riesling, like having stones in you mouth
5. Qvevri
2011 Riesling, gasoline & stones
6. Qvevri 2011
Gewurztraminer smoky, very particular★★
7.
Qvevri 2012 Gewürztraminer ★
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Mr. Bannwarth holding my favorite Gewürztraminer |
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all kinds of fresh chilli's |
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Carlo Venturini of Monte Dall'Ora |
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che bel vino! |
Veneto
Azienda Agricola Monte Dall’Ora, Castelrotto
di San Piein Cariano VE
1. Valpolicella
2013 Saseti ★★
2. Camporenzo
2012 cru Valpolicella classico sup. ★★
3. Sausto
Ripasso 2010 smoky finish, bello ★★
4. Amarone
2009 ★★★
5. Sant’Ulderico
2010 Recioto del Valpolicella ★★★
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Fun French guy from Loira, Domaine Saurigny
Loira
Domaine Bertrand Jousset, Montlouis-sur-Loire
Importer in California, Return to Terroir, Raphael Knapp
1. Gamay Spumante 2013
2. Bubulle 100% Chenin 2013
3. Exhile, chenin & chardonnay ★excellent mineral notes
4. Premier Pendez, 2010 100% Chenin ★★
Montlouis sur Loire
5. Singulier Clos Aux Renaros 2013 100% Chenin ★★
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one man show Mr. Aldo Viola |
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Aldo again
Sicilia
Azienda Agricola Aldo Viola, Alcamo, Trapani
1. Egest, 2012, Grillo, ok
2. Guarini 2012 Syrah
3. Shiva 2010 Nero D’Avola & Syrah ★
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Sicilian wines |
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Umbria
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You wanna a glass of biodynamic Sagrantino right? |
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Local boy Diego Calcabrina enjoying the show |
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the boys at Casino degli Ulivi
Piemonte
Cascina degli Ulivi, Novi Ligure AL
1. Semplicemente
Vino, come il nome Cortese 100% -
2. Gavi 2013 ½ star
3. Filagnotti 2011 aged in Acacia wood
barrels. Graziano-bello mi piace
4. Filagnotti 2006 ★ better interesting
5. Montemarino Vino Bianco 2009 100%
Cortese ★★
6. A Dumua 2013 in diletto Liguria means
divertimento
7. A
Dumua 9 mese di maceration
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great little Ape Food truck parked out back |
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terroir elements from Azienda Agricola Monte Dall'Ora
Here are the rest of the wines I tasted at this event.
Borgogna
Domaine Emmanuel Giboulot, Beaune, France
1.
Terres
Burgondes 2013
2.
Côte de Beune Le Grande Chatelaine 2011, pretty acidic, but
good ★
3.
Combe
d’Eve 2012 ★
4.
Le
Pucelle Rully 1 er cru 2012 ★★
5.
Lulunne
Beune 2013 ★
6.
En
Gregoire 2013 ★
7.
Sous Le
Mont 2013 ★
Champagne
Francis et Delphine Boulard,
Cauroy-les-Hermenonville
1.
Les
Murgiers Extra Blanc de Noir 26 euro
2.
Les
Murgiers Nature Blanc de Noirs ★ very bitter finish euro 28
3.
Vielles
Vignes Extra Brut, Brut Nature Blanc de Blancs ★★ 30 euro
4.
Les
Rachais 2009 Brut Nature, Graziano liked it★
Abruzzo
Azienda Agricola De Fermo, Loreto Aprunito PE
1.
Cerasuolo
d’Abruzzo 2013, barnyard nose, ok
2.
Montepulciano
d’Abruzzo 2011, really nice nose, great tannicity,
not
too heavy ★★
Campania
Cocciacavallo, Campania
1. Campania Fiano IGP 2011 a little oxidated
2. Aglianico, barn yard, terrible
Emilia Romagna
Azienda Agricola Gian Maria Cunial,
Traversetolo PR
1.
Malvasia
Spumante Brut 2013★★
2.
Malvasia
2012★
3.
Sauvignon2012★ really really
fruity, chick wine
Friuli Venezia Giulia
Azienda Agricola Radikon, Gorizia GO
1.
Chardonnay
& Tocai 2012 molto vini veri Slatnik ok
2.
Oslavic
2007, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon ok
3.
Jakot
(Tokaj) 2007 nice nose, honey★
4.
Ribolla
2007 ★★
These wines reminded me very much of the
wines from Gravner.
See my blog post
Sicilia
Azienda Agricola Francesco Guccione, Contrada
Cerasa (Monreale) PA
1. Trebbiano Cattarato ★★
2. Cattaratto ★ 2012 Monreale
3. Nerello Masc. & Perricone 2012 nicely
balanced★
4. Perricone 2013 weird
5. Nerello Masc. 2013 ok
Tenuta di Castellaro, Lipari Messina MS
1.
Pomice
2011 Malvasia 60% Caricante 40% ★★
2.
Rosa
Carlino 2013 ★★
3.
Ossidiana
2011 ★ Corinto Nero
& Nero D’Avola
Toscana
Azienda Agricola Altura, Isola del Giglio GR
1. Ansonica 2013 juicy ok
Umbria
Fontesecca, Umbria
1. Rosato, Caniolo 60% Ciliegiolo 20% Sangiovese
20% ★ buono
2. Pino, Sangiovese 2011 ★★
3. Elso Bianco 2013 ★ Trebbiano 60%
Grechetto 25% Malvasia 15%
4. Teo d’oro★★vino come Occhio di Pernice Malvasia.
All labels for this wine are made each year
by a group of disabled children
Veneto
Azienda Agricola Masiero, Tressino VI
1.
Vedugo
2011 Merlot ★ sotto bosco,
interesting
2.
Primo 2006
ok
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