AIS Wine launches its new guide in Milan
The Association of Italian Sommeliers has a new guide: “Vitae”
The last fortnight has been very hectic. After NY and Quebec, I stopped off in Milan for a couple of days, just to attend the launch of the new guide by AIS (Association of Italian Sommeliers), that split with Franco Ricci’s Rome group last year, now at the head of the Italian Sommeliers Foundation that continues to publish the Bibenda Guide.
The new AIS guide is called “Vitae” and is actually not very different aesthetically from Bibenda, but it has been compiled with a new spirit, giving freedom to the presidents of the AIS delegations in the individual Italian regions, so it should be more attentive of local movements. The new Guide has given a special award to some wines that represent the rebirth of a grape variety or a promising winegrowing area. Do you know them? Some of them are pretty well known, also abroad, others will be new to you:
Vallée d’Aoste Blanc De Morgex et de La Salle 2013 – Albert Vevey
Derthona Timorasso Sterpi 2012 – Vigneti Massa
Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese Bricco Del Bosco Vigne Vecchie 2009 – Accornero
Moscato di Scanzo 2011 – Biava
Colli di Conegliano Torchiato di Fregona 2009 – Cantina Produttori di Fregona
Trento Brut Giulio Ferrari Riserva Del Fondatore 2004 – Ferrari
Alto Adige Terlano Pinot Bianco Rarità 2002 – Cantina di Terlano
Chardonnay La Bora di Kante 2006 – Kante
Dut’un 2011 – Vie di Romans
Rossese di Dolceacqua Superiore Posaú 2012 – Maccario Dringenberg
Otello Nero di Lambrusco 1813 2013 – Ceci
Romagna Albana Secco Codronchio 2012 – Fattoria Monticino Rosso
Vin Santo del Chianti Occhio di Pernice 2007 – Tenuta Vitereta
Chianti Rufina Vigneto Bucerchiale Riserva 2011 – Fattoria Selvapiana
Orvieto Classico Superiore Campo del Guardiano 2012 – Palazzone
Castelli Di Jesi Verdicchio Classico Villa Bucci Riserva 2012 – Bucci
Cesanese di Olevano Romano Cirsium Riserva 2010 – Damiano Ciolli
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo I Vasari 2011 – Barba
Tintilia del Molise Embratur Riserva 2007 – Cantina Valtappino
Ischia Biancolella Frassitelli 2013 – Casa d’Ambra
Primitivo di Manduria Es 2012 – Fino
Aglianico del Vulture Basilisco 2011 – Basilisco
Ciro Rosso Classico Superiore Aris 2011 – Arcuri
Passito di Pantelleria Bukkuram Sole d’Agosto 2012 – Marco De Bartoli
Malvasia di Bosa Riserva 2010 – Giovanni Battista Columbu
Lastly, I flew to Hong Kong to take part in the International Wines & Spirits Fair. And I would like to write a few words about this.
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