The Cavinona Blog

Bubbles for Every Mood: Italian Style

There’s something instantly joyful about opening a bottle of sparkling wine: the pop of the cork, the delicate fizz rising in your glass, and that very first sip that somehow feels like a celebrati...

Italian Reds Through the Years

Image: A private wine cellar in an Italian home Italy never stops surprising. From north to south, east to west, its diversity is everywhere in the people, the dialects, the landscapes, the traditi...

Etna: The Volcano the Wine World Loves

We wine lovers, collectors, and sommeliers can’t get enough of Etna, and it’s easy to see why. Etna isn’t just a mountain, it’s alive. Every eruption, lava flow, and layer of ash shapes the soils, ...

The Art of Appassimento Method

The Appassimento Method is a traditional Valpolicella technique where grapes are slowly “withered” to concentrate flavour, a patient process perfected over centuries to create Amarone.

Alto Piemonte: The New Frontier of Nebbiolo

Alto Piemonte is a historic yet often overlooked wine region producing Nebbiolo with elegance, freshness, and mineral precision. Once a powerhouse before phylloxera and industrialization, the regio...

Your Guide to the Perfect Italian Aperitivo

Italian aperitivo isn’t quite dinner, and it’s not just a drink, it’s a social ritual designed to open the palate. It's is about pausing, sipping, and savouring the moment with conversation. Lots o...

A Guide to Puglia: Wine, Food, and Family

The beauty and charm of Puglia is that it doesn’t try too hard. It’s raw in the best way: good food, great wine, beautiful scenery, historic culture, and the epitome of "the slow life." It’s not ov...

Vermentino: a true Sardinian gem

Tucked away in the heart of the Mediterranean, Sardegna is a stunning island known for its crystal-clear beaches, rich cultural history, and dramatic natural landscapes. But beyond its scenic beaut...

Ca’ de’ Medici: A Different Kind of Lambrusco

Made in the heart of Emilia-Romagna by a family-owned estate with over a century of winemaking tradition, this dry, gently sparkling red wine captures everything that makes real Lambrusco worth red...