Mezzacorona, Pasqua, Sordo, Masso Antico and more: the Italian gold medals at “Usa Wine Ratings”

Wine competitions never stop, not even in the middle of one of the hottest summers ever. And so, just a few days before mid-August, from the United States, the leading market for world and Italian wine, come the winners of the “USA Wine Ratings 2021”, an all-American competition signed by Beverage Trade Network. 35 Italian gold medals, selected by a jury made up of many Master of Wine, sommeliers and buyers who are key players in the U.S. market, ranging from realities such as the Mezzacorona group, with three top awards thanks to Rotari’s Trentodoc Brut 2015 and Stemmari’s Nero d’Avola 2019 and Pinot Noir 2018, to the Feudo Arancio line in Sicily, from the Trentino group, to Pasqua Vigneti e Cantine, one of the most important wineries in Verona, awarded with the Famiglia Pasqua Amarone della Valpolicella 2016 and the 11 Minutes Rosé TreVenezie Igt 2020, from griffes of the Langhe such as Giovanni Sordo, with the Barolo 2017 and the Barolo Ravera 2017, to Schenk Italian Wineries, Italian division of the Schenk group, gold with the Masso Antico Primitivo Igt Salento 2019. Then there was Recchia, another Veneto company awarded three golds for Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2016 (also Italian Best in Show), for “Cà Bertoldi” Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2013, and for “Le Muraie” Ripasso Valpolicella Doc Classico Superiore 2017, as well as 3 gold medals for the wineries from Campania Vigna Maurisi, with its Taurasi 2017, Aglianico 2019 and Greco di Tufo 2020, and Tenuta del Meriggio, with its Taurasi 2012, Colle delle Ginestre Fiano di Avellino 2018 and Colle dei lauri Greco di Tufo 2018. Among the wineries with more awards, again, 2 golds for Tenute Recchi Franceschini from Marche, with Bianco di Offida Notturno 2019 and Bianco di Offida Petraiæ 2015, as well as for the Sardinian winery Arvisionadu, with Isola dei Nuraghi G’Oceano 2019 and Burghera 2018, in an Italian “palmarès” made of wines from small wineries, more structured realities and some private labels.

Focus - The gold medals of Italy at the “Usa Wine Ratings 2021” ...

Trentodoc Rotari Brut 2015 - Rotari (Mezzacorona)
Stemmari Nero d’Avola 2019 - Stemmari (Feudo Arancio/Mezzacorona)
Stemmari Pinot Noir 2018 - Stemmari (Feudo Arancio/Mezzacorona)
Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico 2016 - Recchia
“Cà Bertoldi” Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2013 - Recchia
“Le Muraie” Ripasso - Valpolicella Doc Classico Superiore 2017 - Recchia
Taurasi Docg 2012 - Tenuta del Meriggio
Colle dei Lauri Greco di Tufo 2018 - Tenuta del Meriggio
Colle delle Ginestre Fiano di Avellino 2018 - Tenuta del Meriggio
Greco di Tufo 2020 - Azienda Agricola Vigna Maurisi
Taurasi 2017 - Azienda Agricola Vigna Maurisi
Aglianico 2019 - Azienda Agricola Vigna Maurisi
Famiglia Pasqua Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG 2016 - Pasqua Vigneti e Cantine
Pasqua 11 Minutes Rosé Trevenezie Igt 2020 - Pasqua Vigneti e Cantine
Barolo Docg Ravera 2017 - Sordo Giovanni Azienda Agricola
Barolo Docg 2017 - Sordo Giovanni Azienda Agricola
Bianco di Offida Petraiæ 2015 - Tenute Recchi Franceschini
Bianco di Offida Notturno 2019 - Tenute Recchi Franceschini
Isola dei Nuraghi G’Oceano 2019 - Cantina Arvisionadu di Mulas e Taborelli
Isola dei Nuraghi Burghera 2018 - Cantina Arvisionadu di Mulas e Taborelli
Tintoretto Pinot Grigio 2019 - Penrose Hill
Tintoretto Sangiovese 2019 - Penrose Hill
La Giuva Amarone 2016 - Enovation Brands
Emporium Appassimento 2019 - Enovation Brands
Masso Antico Primitivo 2019 - Schenk Italia
Tenuta Valleselle Amarone della Valpolicella “Aureum Acinum” 2017 - Tinazzi
Bellissima Prosecco Doc Brut - United Spirits/Iconic Brands
Ramia Fiano di Avellino 2019 - Petramarzia di Nappi A.
Pradio Passaparola Prosecco Doc - Cielo e Terra
“Ciacoe” Torchiato di Fregona Colli di Conegliano 2015 - Ca’ di Rajo
Giulia Morichelli D’Altemps 2018 - Muròla
Zardetto Prosecco Doc Brut - Enostar Wine Consulting/Zardetto
Caladeverde Nero d’Avola 2019 - Veb Spa
Allini Asti Spumante 2019 - Avip Spa
Saddlebred Cellars Pinot Noir 2020 - InnoVino International