Aldo BoveLast week, we traveled through Southern Italy, discovering the legends of Nero di Troia in Puglia and the extraordinary volcanic wine territory surrounding Mount Vesuvius. We explored the stories of ancient Greek heroes, Roman civilization, medieval
Aldo BoveSome grapes carry the names of ancient cities. Others are connected to legendary heroes or powerful families. Some have survived wars, diseases, changing climates, and the disappearance of entire civilizations. But perhaps the most fascinating...
Aldo BoveCirò wine is not a product. It is memory, language and landscape, passed from one generation to the next for almost three thousand years. Drive north from Crotone along Calabria's Ionian coast and the hills begin to fill with low, gnarled vines...
Aldo BovePersonally, I don't want to make wine that tastes like a laboratory. But I also don't want to make wine that tastes like an uncontrolled experiment. I want to make wine that tastes like grapes from a place. That means respecting the vineyard....
Aldo BoveWhen someone tells me, “I like Pinot Noir,” or “I like Cabernet,” that already gives me a lot of information. But the grape itself is only part of the story. What really matters is what you like about the wine: the aromas, the body, the acidity, the
Aldo BoveOne of my favorite moments in the cellar comes in early spring, when I pull a sample of young white wine from the tank, swirl it, and suddenly the whole room smells like jasmine. People ask me all the time: did you add something? Is there actual flow
