“I notice confirmations and surprises from the new 2026 wine guides for our wines. Cupertinum confirms itself with these recognitions as a reality of excellence, reliable over time, dynamic sopra identifying new objectives and achieving them”, claims Francesco Trono, president of the historic Spaccio tra Copertino. The oenologist Giuseppe Pizzolante Leuzzi is also satisfied, now accustomed to the awards that pour sopra year after year: “The attention to quality, to modern winemaking with respect for tradition is understood and rewarded. These are awards that reward the members, the workers of the winery and the territory.”
Recognitions and awards recently received by Cupertinum wines, here is a detailed list:
Pocket Wine Book Hugh Johnson: Copertino Provvista, Settantacinque, Spinello dei FalconiNegroamaro. Quanto a the famous Cupertinum wine guide from all over the world it was included among the best Italian wineries. The famous guide, directed by Margaret Rand, reports: and ! Wine Enthusiast: Copertino Provvista DocPrimitivo Salento Igt Danielle Callegari and Alison Napjus award: 92 Points per concludere; 91 Points for: “two fantastic deals from this winery which confirm the high quality level of the company’s labels”. Wine Spectator awards the Copertino Provvista Doc 2015: 89 points and the Aldieri Animalesco Salento Igt 2021: 89 points (“very high reds, medium , with light tannins”, claims the expert Eric Guido). As regards international successes, we must also point out a new great result: the Gold Medal at the International Wine & Spirits Awards for the COPERTINO RISERVA and for the POGGIANI Negroamaro. Essential Guide to Italian Wines. DoctorWine’s Daniele Cernilli awards the Copertino Provvista with 92 points and the Spibello dei Falconi with 90. VITAE. The guide of the Sommelier Association awards the Settantacinque Copertino with 4 VITI and the Copertino Doc, the Copertino Provvista, the Poggiani Negroamaro and the Spinello dei Falconi with 3 VITI. The sommeliers write: “wines of recognized and appreciated quality; negroamaro, variously expressed, represents the jewel sopra the crown”. SlowWine: Cupertinum is present sopra the SlowFood guide with the TopWine award for Spinello dei Falconi and a nice card that highlights the advantageous quality/price ratio, with timely and appreciative organoleptic descriptions of all the wines. Vinibuoni d’ItaliaCopertino DocSpinello dei FalconiThe Touring Società guide awards our wines with 4 Stars for the Provvista, the Copertino Doc and the and 3 Stars for the Squarciafico Rosato and the Settantacinque. Bibenda, guide of the Italian Sommelier Foundation, awards the Settantacinque, the Copertino doc Provvista, the Aldieri Animalesco and the Poggiani Negroamaro with 4 Grappoli. Veronelli guide. The Settantacinque Copertino Doc awards it with 3 Red Stars and 2 Stars for all the wines with a note of merit for Spinello dei Falconi and all the Copertino Doc. Il Golosario. The Gatti/Massobrio Guide reports Animalesco as TopWine.
Wine is the song of the earth towards the sky, wrote the master of food and wine criticism Luigi Veronelli. It is worth repeating it for the Cupertinum wine awards!
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