One family, four estates: the Terra Moretti estates
Vittorio Moretti started a winery for the sheer pleasure of it. A builder by trade, he did not come from the wine industry. But wine was in the family. His grandfather...
27 May, 2016
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An Italian woman winemaker finds a home at Tenuta Sette Cieli, Tuscany
No matter how forward-thinking the wine industry is, it is also steeped in tradition. Wine has been made for more than 8,000 years, and progress has been made in all aspects...
17 April, 2015
Dalla Terra: Quality, Innovation, Award Winning!
Gambero Rosso recently announced the Tre Bicchieri, or “three glasses”, winners for the "Vini d'Italia 2013" wine guide. First published in 1987, over 45,000 wines were tasted by more than 60 judges to make it into the 26th edition. Of the awarded wines, eleven wines within the Dalla Terra portfolio received a Tre Bicchieri® honor. Congratulations! Dalla Terra means "of the earth" in Italian. Founded in 1990, owner Brian Larky, who was the winemaker at Ca'del Bosco in Italy, selects wineries that best represent the regions of Italy. What makes this portfolio of wineries all the more unique is that Dalla Terra Winery Direct® is a direct importer. Distributors are able to buy directly from the producer, which eliminates the national importer and thereby keeps the price a little lower.
I had the privilege to taste these wines and meet the representatives earlier this year at a tasting. Here is a list of the winning wines by region:
15 October, 2012