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2022 La Sabbiona ‘VIP’ Famoso Ravenna (Emilia-Romagna): Super floral, super bright, super figgy, super fresh, and just plain super. $NA B+
2020 La Sabbiona ‘Mammatus’ (Romagna Sangiovese Oriolo): Much more vibrant and crowd-pleasing—and alive—than its fossilized moniker would suggest. $NA B+…
Alllllriiiighty, folks… this will be my last feature entry on my 2023 media jaunt Romagna, this time focusing on the wines of Faenza (in the province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna). As cool as the wines of Romagna are, even I am kind of sick of talking about them at this point. Speaking of cool, that was…
2020 Bissoni ‘Girapoggio’ Sangiovese di Romagna Superiore (Emilia-Romagna): Herbal, fresh, silky, and mouth-wateringly sapid. $NA B+
2022 Poderi dal Nespoli ‘Dogheria’ Forli Bianco (Emilia-Romagna): White flowers, white grapefruits, white melons, and they’re all squeaky-clean. $NA B+
2021 Podera dal Nespoli ‘Gualdo’ Sangiovese Predappio (Emilia-Romagna): Like a KISS cover band; the studs are on full display, but we’re all having fun…
While Predappio Sangiovese seems to get all the media love (hey, I’m guilty!), there’s quite a bit more to the region—Forlì—that birthed Romagna’s latest potential foray into DOCG territory. During my media visit to the region last year, we braved the record-breaking Summer heat wave to sit in the presence of multiple, enormous fans and…