AN AMBITIOUS TASTING SHOWS THAT ITALY NEEDS TO FOCUS ON TERROIR IF IT WANTS TO PICK UP THE GERMAN GAUNTLET
Behind this title hides an annual competition dedicated to Riesling only, which, now in its 4th year, takes place annually in one of South Tyrol’s most remote corners, indeed so remote that it even confused the satnav system on my way up to this very Northern part of Italy. It is organised at the same time as the famous Merano International Wine Festival, but the village of Naturns, the host of the Riesling event, is much less savvy in promoting itself. (more…)