The 2023 Ernesto Picollo Gavi is a gorgeous example of ‘terroir’; i.e. a wine that expresses its inherent characteristics and those of its immediate environment, soil, climate, weather, and local flora. Their Gavi is lively and crisp, with a...

People of a certain age still cringe at the word ‘Soave’ as it conjures up the virtual ocean full of really bad wine once grown in the flats along the autostrada near Soave castle between Verona and Venice.  It’s taken a generation...