Italy versus France

You are invited to the heavyweight bout of the vinosphere.  France and Italy are going toe-to-toe in the tasting event of the season. Four rounds of wine against wine action will determine who will claim the coveted title of The Greatest Wine Of All Time.

You will not only get a ringside seat to this event, but you will also get to cast your vote. Does France throw in the towel? Will Italy be shown to be shopworn and faded? Will the fight go the distance? No matter the outcome, one thing is for sure. The winner of this event will be you.

Italy VS France Tasting Sheets

April 2018

First Flight

1. Villa Sparina 2016 Gavi di Gavi (Piedmont)

2. Chateau Les-Charmes Godard 2014 Blanc (Bordeaux)

Second Flight

1. Nino Negri 2011 “Quadrio” Valtellina Superiore (Lombardy)

2. Domaine Thenard 2014 Givry Cellier aux Moines (Burgundy)

Third Flight

1. Regaleali 2015 Nero d’Avola (Sicily)

2. Plateau des Chenes 2013 Lirac Rouge (Rhône Valley)

Fourth Flight

1. Villa Cafaggio 2010 Chianti Classico Riserva (Tuscany)

2. Chateau Poitevin 2015 Medoc Rouge (Bordeaux)

May 2016

First Flight

1. JJ Vincent 2014 Bourgogne Blanc (Burgundy)

2. Pipoli Vigneti di Vulture 2014 Greco-Fiano (Basilicata)

Second Flight

1. Domaine Vetriccie 2013 Rouge (Corsica)

2. Rocca delle Macie 2011 Morellino di Scansano (Tuscany)

Third Flight

1. Chateau Greysac 2010 Cru Bourgeois (Bordeaux)

2. Maculan 2011 Palazzotto Cabernet Sauvignon (Veneto)

Fourth Flight

1. Philippine de Saint-Cyrille 2011 Grande Reserve (Chateauneuf-du-Pape)

2. Monte del Frá 2007 Tenuta Lena di Mezzo (Amarone della Valpolicella)

December 2015

First Flight

1. Scarbolo 2013 Sauvignon (Friuli)

2. Chateau Trcaud 2014 Bordeaux Blanc (Entre-Deux-Mers)

Second Flight

1. Marchesi di Barolo 2012 “Maraia” Barbera del Monfrrato (Piedmont)

2. Olga Rafault 2010 “Les Picasses” Chinon (Loire Valley)

Third Flight

1. Cantina Tere del Barolo 2010 Barolo (Piedmont)

2. Clos Payrol 2008 Pomerol (Bordeaux)

Fourth Flight

1. Tinazzi 2010 “Feudo di Santa Croce” Primitivo di Manduria (Venezia)

2. Domaine de Marcoux 2010 “La Lorentine” (Lirac)

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