Discover the Growers Transforming Italian Winemaking By Sponsored Feature | June 3 2021
The vines of Luigi Oddero
Home to a multitude of indigenous grape varieties, Italy is one of the best wine-growing countries in the world. And, from Piedmont to Etna, the quality of Italian wine is at an all time high, with a new generation of producers demonstrating just how much room there is left to discover. By Irenie Forshaw
In January 1976, Elio Altare, the son of a small wine producer, left his family estate in La Morra, Piedmont, and drove to the thriving wine-producing region of Burgundy.
The young grower was eager to understand how his French peers had carved out an internationally revered status for their wines, while the Barolo of his home town was unheard of just a few miles down the road.
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Justerini & Brooks Showcases the Future of Burgundy
By Irenie Forshaw
Over a 270-year history, Justerini & Brooks has forged a reputation as the preeminent UK importer of fine wines.
Over a 270-year history, Justerini & Brooks has forged a reputation as the preeminent UK importer of fine wines from Europe’s leading winemaking regions. In order to retain that position, huge time and effort is invested into identifying who the next generation of top estates might be and few regions are currently demonstrating more dynamism, innovation or value than Burgundy.
Following a festive season of overindulgence, many people enter the new year with a pledge to put down the wine glass at least temporarily. For those in the UK wine trade, however, abstinence is not an option: January marks “Burgundy month.”