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    Oct 02, 2019 3 minutes

    LAZIO: CASALE DEL GIGLIO

    Casale del Giglio was fashioned as an experimental vineyard with 57 different grapes. ‘I’ve learned more from the varieties that haven’t worked than from the ones that have,’ asserts winemaker Paolo Tiefenthaler. Rather than making a distinction between international and indigenous varieties, he simply focuses on those that have an affinity with the Agro Pontino area. Petit Manseng and Syrah co-exist happily with Lazio’s native Bellone and Cesanese.

    Casale del Giglio, Faro della Guardia Biancolella, Lazio 2018 92

    N/A UK Long cultivated on Campania’s island of Ischia, Biancolella is a

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