Vinorandum

15/11/2024

While in Montalcino recently we tasted a number of wines. This single vineyard Brunello by was outstanding.

16/09/2023

From the Cellar: Millennium Riesling still going strong

To close down a busy few days of tasting with the VDP (an association of over 200 growers from all over Germany), Paul Caputo stopped in at Heimat in Frankfurt to raid one of the best German wine lists in the city. The mood called for bone-dry Riesling of Grand Cru quality, with plenty of miles on the clock.

To close down a busy few days of tasting with the VDP (an association of over 200 growers from all over Germany), Paul Caputo stopped in at Heimat in Frankfurt

17/08/2023

"Summer in the UK has been an absolute washout. Some pleasant days in June gave way to weeks and weeks of brooding cloud cover and torrential rains. The net result is the cellar is overweight in quaffable white drinking wines. They were’t supposed to stay long, merely queued for processing, but in the absence of opportunities for garden hospitality I’ve ended up finding space for them in the racks."

Each week Paul Caputo will pick out three bottles from his cellar, a collection built up over the last 20 years in the wine trade. This first entry features a 2018 Susumaniello rosato from Salento, a 2016 Soave and 2013 Nosiola from the foothills of the Dolomites.

Each week Paul Caputo picks out three bottles from his cellar, a collection built up over the last 20 years in the wine trade. This first entry features a 2018

15/11/2021

👏🏻🥂We’re delighted to welcome Valeria Tenison as a new contributor to Vinorandum.

📝🍷 We are looking forward to sharing her insight on the world of fine wine. Valeria writes for several Russian wine magazines already, but is excited to be involved in our project.

🇷🇺Russian-born, Valeria has lived and worked all over Europe and Asia. She started her career in wine in 2009, having obtained a sommelier diploma in Saint-Petersburg, later adding to that a WSET 3 certificate and lately a VIA Italian Wine Ambassador title.

🏆She was the winner of the 2018 Best Female Sommelier of Russia and a runner-up in the 2019 Ruinart Sommelier Challenge in France.

🇫🇷Now based in , she works as a sommelier at a One Michelin Star Italian restaurant.

Keep an eye out for Valeria’s work on www.vinorandum.com

03/03/2021

We are really pleased our little wine database has grown to boast 5000 wines. There is still a long way to go but it's a nice milestone to reach.

05/02/2021

Some shots of the Vini Alois vineyards in Italy's southern region of Campania. We've just rated their excellent Casavecchia riserva and the elegant white wine from the Pallagrello Bianco grape. You can see the scores here. https://www.vinorandum.com/producer/alois

These are really exciting varieties and we can't wait to try some more examples.

01/01/2021

Wishing everyone the best for a prosperous and successful 2021. Thank you all for your continued support of Vinorandum.

We're looking forward to publishing a wealth of new editorial, audio and video content next year, as well as delivering some exciting new improvements to the site.

Stay tuned.....

Paul, Fraser, and the Vinorandum team.....

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31/12/2020

Francesca Poggio, of the boutique agriturismo estate of Il Poggio in the heart of the Piedmont's Gavi DOCG production zone, discusses this legendary white wine, the natural characteristics of the Cortese grape, its potential in the making of sparkling wines and the commercial challenges this difficult year has created. Il Poggiois one of Gavi's interesting small producers, boasting vineyards across different areas of the appellation and a range of terroir-driven single vineyard wines.

🎧 https://podcast.vinorandum.com/1530023/6983257-francesca-poggio-on-gavi-sparkling-cortese-and-the-challenges-of-2020

07/12/2020

Serbian sommelier and wine industry consultant Đurđa Katić talks to Paul Caputo about the developments at Serbia's Imperator Winery. Over the last decade or so this leading winery has embarked on a program of organic viticultural practices and is one of the pioneers of sustainable farming in the country's growing wine industry. Serbia has a rich winemaking history dating back centuries and with the planting of new grape varieties and the continuing refinement of it wine regions, it is beginning to clamour for attention in international markets. Durda is was of the leading voices when it comes to articulating Serbia's potential.

http://podcast.vinorandum.com/1530023/6688502-durda-katic-on-the-exciting-developments-at-imperator-winery-in-fruska-gora-in-serbia

Serbian sommelier and wine industry consultant Đurđa Katić talks to Paul Caputo about the developments at Serbia's Imperator Winery. Over the last decade or so this leading winery has embarked on a program of organic viticultural practices and is ...

04/12/2020

🥂New Vinorandum podcast

Episode 1: Filippo Butussi of the Valentino Butussi estate in Friuli-Venezia-Giulia discusses Italy's copper coloured Ramato wine and its long traditions in the region.

http://podcast.vinorandum.com/1530023/6677399-filippo-butussi-discusses-ramato-and-skin-contact-pinot-grigio

Ps. You can see Butussi's wines on Vinorandum. https://www.vinorandum.com/producer/valentino-butussi

Filippo Butussi of the Valentino Butussi estate in Italy's Friuli-Venezia-Giulia region talks to Paul Caputo about Ramato and skin contact Pinot Grigio. Ramato is an unusual style of wine with a long cultural tradition in this part of the world. N...

04/11/2020

Paul Caputo, wine writer from the UK is chatting with Valentino, owner of Bocale winery in Montefalco on behalf of Agriment Italia. Delving into the world of Sagrantino, one of Italy's cult status red wines. You can read more about Bocale on vinorandum.com

08/10/2020

📝 Fontanavecchia and the ageing potential of Falanghina Beneventana

🇮🇹 Falanghina is one of Southern Italy’s key white grape varieties, but has long been considered a poor relation to the likes of Greco di Tufo and Fiano di Avellino. Perhaps some of this sentiment comes from a lack of association with a famous terroir and the stereotype that it is a simple wine to drink young. Paul Caputo looks at the Fontanavecchia estate’s age worthy wines and their ability to improve over time.

💻 https://www.vinorandum.com/blog/fontanavecchia-and-the-ageing-potential-of-falanghina-beneventana

Falanghina is one of Southern Italy’s key white grape varieties, but has long been considered a poor relation to the likes of Greco di Tufo and Fiano di