The Special Red Wine of the Year award for the Vini d'Italia guide this year was given to a Barolo produced by a winery over a century old, relying on vineyards in some of the denomination's most famous crus.
Of the 45 wines from the Veneto region awarded with Tre Bicchieri, 12 were given to excellent expresisons of Amarone della Valpolicella. Here they are.
The two aromatic varieties of Moscato and Brachetto will give rise to a new sparkling wine that will join the ranks of the Docg Moscato d'Asti and Asti spumante.
The flute has the rare gift of standardizing all wines. Let's make a great gift for 2024, ban them from places of consumption, and return to the goblet!