Renowned Sicilian wine producer Planeta has just launched three different limited edition whiskies, all finished in old Planeta wine casks.

Last year, we showed various Planeta wines to Alex Bruce, renowned ‘whisky nose’ at the Adelphi Whisky Company, with a view to finding suitable mature malt whiskies to ‘finish’ in used (first fill) Planeta barriques.
With Alex's ...

After an extensive and truffle-tastic lunch with Chiara Boschis and her good friend Fabio Fantino at the superb Trattoria La Posta in Monforte d'Alba, we drove to the very top of the hill upon which the town lies, to Fabio's family winery, Conterno Fantino. At over 500 metres, this commands one of the best views ...

Just returned from a great trip to Piemonte with three journalists. Enotria has a wide selection of Barolo producers on our books, and it is a real eye opener to spend a couple of days visiting them all! Jane Parkinson (Drinks Business), Amy Wislocki (Decanter) and Victoria Moore (The Guardian) joined me as ...

Growing sustainably - Urlar joins Enotria's New Zealand portfolio
New Zealand's Annual Trade tasting at Lord's on 12 January 2010 will see the latest exciting addition to Enotria's portfolio. Joining the likes of Trinity Hill, Lawson's Dry Hills and Quartz Reef is biodynamic winery Urlar.
Urlar, whose name means 'The Earth' in Gaelic, is located in Gladstone ...

Most interesting wine tasted lately has to be a sparkling Carricante from our friends at Planeta. The story behind the wine goes like this: Planeta planted vineyards on the slopes of Mount Etna just over 4 years ago. The first grapes were harvested from there - a very small crop - in 2008. Alessio Planeta ...