Some interesting thoughts by the New York centric Punch magazine on the trend of lighter and fresher wines versus the opulenter and richer style that was so fashionable (and still is in many parts of the world) just a decade ago. The point here is not that one is “better” than the other but that …
Ad Astra 2015 is now available. 2015 is DOC Maremma because we continue to believe in this precious terroir that is still unjustifiable under the radar. In the beginning (middle of the 1990s?!) everybody thought Maremma is just a terroir to create commercial crowd pleaser following the trend at the time of New World wines, …
We are very happy with the 2017 harvest first of all because it is our first organic certificated vintage! In general 2017 will be remembered for being one of the hottest and especially driest growing seasons ever. Winter and spring were already extremely dry and from the middle of May we had and incredible hot …
2017 will be forever in our minds not only because Italy didn’t manage to qualify for the Football World Cup but also because we had one of the hottest and driest summers we can remember. Because of these extreme weather conditions we decided to pick earlier than usual even if this meant considerable less quantity …
JOE TILSON CREATES THE XXXV ART LABEL FOR THE CHIANTI CLASSICO CASANUOVA DI NITTARDI VIGNA DOGHESSA 2015 Nittardi’s distinctively strong bond with wine, art and culture has found new, cheerful expression with the 2015 Chianti Classico. Since 1981, the label and wrapping paper for each vintage of Chianti Classico Casanuova di Nittardi Vigna Doghessa …
It is a great pleasure to announce that our Belcanto 2015 received the Tre Bicchieri from the Gambero Rosso 2018 guide. The Gambero Rosso is the most important Italian magazine of the sector, and they have just released a list which received their maximum award for the year: and Belcanto is among them! We are …
The summer of 2017 will be surely remembered for the outragious hot weather that more than once rose up to 40° Celsius during the day and no less than 30° at night. This scorching season has been characterised also by an almost complete lack of rain, following a trend established already in the spring. A …
A couple of days ago, some friends from Holland brought their drone here, and let it fly over Nittardi. The results are quite impressive. See it yourselves!
A new barrel has find its place in our winery. It’s a 3500-lt engraved botte of French oak wood, and it’s meant to celebrate a very special anniversary. On 20th April 1967, a very young Peter Femfert was travelling on a plane that took off from Colombo, Sri Lanka, directed to Basel. Peter Femfert, at …
“Déformation Professionelle” is the title chosen by Johann Willsberger for the statue he conceptualised for Nittardi: a 3,5-metres-long scuplture, made of hand-wrought iron, that resembles an elegant corkscrew. This masterpiece of handcraft has been realised with the assistance of the blacksmith Philipp Trenkle and his crew, who incessantly worked on the iron with the only aid …
