Garganega Archives | Kerin O'Keefe

September 3, 2019October 22, 2019

Italian wine reviews (tasted through July 2019)

Check out my latest reviews: (168 wines) Soave, Campania, Umbria and more

blind tasting Kerin O'Keefe

Top 15 of the Month

Pieropan 2016 Calvarino (Soave Classico)

Veneto

Lemon drop candy, apricot, crushed stone, bitter almond and beeswax are just …

Cellar Selection

96 Points $40
Isole e Olena 2016 Cepparello Sangiovese (Toscana)

Tuscany

Cedar, pipe tobacco, black-skinned fruit and balsamic aromas shape the nose along …

Cellar Selection

96 Points $95
Contucci 2015 Mulinvecchio (Vino Nobile di Montepulciano)

Tuscany

Rose petal, wild herb, red berry and pipe tobacco aromas are front …

Cellar Selection

96 Points $49
Isole e Olena 2015 Cepparello Red (Toscana)

Tuscany

Ripe plum, cassis, cedar, underbrush and tobacco aromas slowly appear on this …

96 Points $85
Pieropan 2016 La Rocca (Soave Classico)

Veneto

Boasting elegance, structure and flavor, this stunning wine is one of Italy’s …

Cellar Selection

96 Points $35
Pieropan 2017 Calvarino (Soave Classico)

Veneto

Heady aromas of yellow stone fruit, spring flower and wild herb mingle …

Editors’ Choice

95 Points $35

Contucci 2015 Pietra Rossa (Vino Nobile di Montepulciano)

Tuscany

Smooth and delicious, this fragrant red opens with aromas suggesting mature plum, …

Cellar Selection

95 Points $49

Gini 2016 La Froscà (Soave Classico)

Veneto

Radiant and loaded with finesse, this stunning white opens with enticing scents …

Cellar Selection

95 Points $34

- Gini 2015 Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne (Soave Classico)
  
  Veneto
  
  Made with grapes from vines that are over 100 years old, this …
  
  Editors’ Choice
  
  95 Points $38
  
  Feudi di San Gregorio 2016 Studi Bussi (Greco di Tufo)
  
  Campania
  
  More exuberant than the winery’s Arielle bottling, this opens with heady aromas …
  
  95 Points N/A
  
  Villa Raiano 2016 Ventidue (Fiano di Avellino)
  
  Campania
  
  Boasting elegance and tension, this demonstrates the greatness of the Fiano grape. …
  
  94 Points N/A
  
  Germano Ettore 2016 Rosanna Metodo Classico Brut Rosé Sparkling (Vino Spumante)
  
  Made entirely with Nebbiolo, this creamy sparkler opens with enticing scents of …
  
  Editors’ Choice
  
  94 Points $35
  
  Arnaldo Caprai 2015 25 Anni (Montefalco Sagrantino)
  
  Umbria
  
  Aromas of baked plum, purple flowers, exotic spices and French oak form …
  
  94 Points $99
  
  Cantina Fratelli Pardi 2014 Sacrantino (Montefalco Sagrantino)
  
  Central Italy
  
  Spiced blueberry and blackberry brandy aromas shape the nose along with a …
  
  95 Points $60
  
  Gini 2015 Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne (Soave Classico)
  
  Veneto
  
  Made with grapes from vines that are over 100 years old, this …
  
  Editors’ Choice
  
  95 Points $38

August 1, 2009March 10, 2017

The Quiet Revolution

From its high as Italy’s flagship white, to its mass-produced, dilute low, Soave has improved quality, rebuilt its image and earned a DOCG in the process. So why don’t we know about it, asks Kerin O’Keefe.

Read the article: The Quiet Revolution