The Castagnedi Family’s Silent Revolution in Valpolicella
Tenuta Sant’Antonio focuses on cutting-edge viticulture and increasingly less invasive winemaking practices: “Every vintage is a new opportunity to do better” Oct 24, 2024, 4:07 PM | by Gambero Rosso In the hills of Eastern Valpolicella, where the vineyards extend as far as the eye can see, there is a family that with passion and […]
Famiglia Castagnedi Announces the Start of the 2024 Harvest: Dedication, Quality, and Territorial Identity as the Foundation of Our Production
A journey of excellence aimed at enhancing the territorial identity and iconic winemaking style of Eastern Valpolicella and Western Soave With great excitement, the Castagnedi Family announces the start of the 2024 harvest in their vineyards, nestled among the enchanting hills of Eastern Valpolicella and Western Soave. This pivotal moment marks the culmination of a […]
Wine Guy: Denver sommelier offers suggestions pairing lighter Italian reds with summer foods
By Rich Mauro Special to The Gazette – Jul 31, 2024 Italian wine, arguably more than any other, is made to be drunk with food. Generally, with slightly higher acidity, less noticeable oak, and more of a sense of the earth where the grapes originated, Italian wines just taste better with food. Here I focus […]
John Mariani / FORBES: Four Brothers At Tenuta Sant’Antonio Are Working To Improve The Image Of The Wines Of Veneto
John Mariani FORBES Contributor – I cover the world’s best hotels, restaurants and wine. Twilight at Tenuta Sant’Antonio in Italy’s Veneto wine region TENUTA SANT’ANTONIO The wines of Veneto have never garnered the attention or prices of those of Piedmont or Tuscany, even though Prosecco is a huge seller worldwide and its triad of Valpolicella, […]
Why This Northern Italian Red Wine Varietal Is Worthy of Your Attention
It’s time you get to know Corvina. Modified on July 2, 2024 , Published on June 27, 2024 By MIKE DESIMONE AND JEFF JENSSEN It’s been said that older wine lovers drink regions and the younger set drinks varieties. While previous generations of oenophiles chose a Burgundy, Bordeaux, or Amarone—possibly without knowing the primary variety—off a wine list, […]
VINEPAIR: 7 of the Best Valpolicella Wines to Drink Right Now
WORDS: EDWARD DEITCH PHOTOGRAPHY: FRANCESCO VALENTI – STOCK.ADOBE.COM PUBLISHED: JULY 10, 2024 When considering Italian reds, Valpolicella is often overlooked. It doesn’t have the current buzz of, say, Etna Rosso from Sicily, or the prestige of Chianti Classico from Tuscany or Barolo from Piedmont. But Valpolicella, from Veneto in northeastern Italy, is worth rediscovering for its fruit-forward profile, its drinkability, and its […]
Tenuta Sant’Antonio, creating a new family legacy in eastern Valpolicella
By Lee Pai In the wine world, there are a lot of producers that come from multiple generations of grape growing and winemaking. To them, wine isn’t just a way of life, it is THE way of life. For Armando Castagnedi, co-owner of Tenuta Sant’Antonio in Valpolicella, this belief is the driving force behind the […]
Valpolicella Rocks: Tenuta Sant’Antonio
by LAURIE JO MILLER FARR At wine tasting and lunch with Armando Castagnedi, owner of Tenuta Sant’Antonio family winery in Italy’s Veneto region, I solved this riddle. Q: What is even better than one charming, skilled, prestigious Italian wine producer? A: Four of them that share the same vision and even the same surname. Armando (far right) and […]
You Should Be Drinking Chilled Red Wine This Summer
Here are 14 bottles to try this season, as recommended by our editors BY AMANDA GABRIELE If you’ve never chilled red wine, this is the year to start — and we have options. Getty Welcome to the InsideHook Guide to Summer, a collection of recommendations on everything worth doing, drinking, eating, watching and otherwise enjoying between now […]
20 of the best Soaves chosen by Gambero Rosso
May 22, 2024, 1.28pm | edited by Gambero Rosso Garganega, the protagonist grape variety of Soave wine, is the most important native white grape in Veneto. Here we offer you a selection of great Soave wines all rated with Tre Bicchieri or Due Bicchieri Rossi. Tastings of great satisfaction this year in Veneto, certainly determined by […]