Joe Fattorini

Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Stockholm

Contributor at Club Oenologique

Wine Writer at Saga Magazine

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The best saintly wines for Holy Week

2 weeks ago | saga.co.uk | Joe Fattorini

When you’re only ever a flood, frost or hailstorm away from disaster, it’s no surprise that winemakers have a tendency to religiosity. When it goes wrong it can feel biblical. And when it all goes right it feels like the Lord is shining on you. So, no surprise then, that there are five principal patron saints of wine. 1.
The best wines for a changing climate

3 weeks ago | saga.co.uk | Joe Fattorini

The Duke of Wellington is rarely remembered as a ‘wine influencer’. Yet, after The Peninsular War, the Duke popularised wines made from the Portuguese grape Arinto. It became known as ‘Portuguese Hock’ and was the toast of London society. Today, it’s coming back – and not because we’re fighting the French, but because winemakers are fighting a bigger battle: climate change. Its secret?
The best Greek wines - our choice of great bottles at budget prices

1 month ago | saga.co.uk | Joe Fattorini

Kottabos was possibly the greatest drinking game of all time. Although it would ruin your carpet. In Ancient Greece, you’d invite friends around and open a bottle, or amphora. Then you’d lie on couches and discuss great issues of the day, and the meaning of life. (You are in Ancient Greece, after all.) Eventually, your host sets up a tall, metal pole in the middle of the room and perches a shallow dish on top. Now, everyone flings the dregs of wine in their cups at the dish.
The best wine matches for your favourite films

Jan 23, 2025 | saga.co.uk | Joe Fattorini

The most common way to enjoy a bottle of wine in Britain is while having a meal. And the second most common? It’s while watching TV. We have entire books telling us the best wines to pair with meals, but what about those to enjoy with films and television shows? Readers, I am here to redress the balance. You can even turn it into a kind of parlour game as you try to link the wine and the show.
Perfect pinot wines: 6 of the best from our wine expert

Jan 15, 2025 | saga.co.uk | Joe Fattorini

The biggest thing to happen to Pinot Grigio in the early 21st century was the TOGs. Remember them? Half of you are nodding at the memory. The other half think this is a reference to duvets. ‘Terry’s Old Geezers and Gals’ were the devotees of Wake up to Wogan on BBC Radio 2. And they loved Pinot Grigio. They would ring in with silly names like ‘Edina Clouds’, ‘Clodagh Rubbish’, and ‘Chuffer Dandridge’ and tell stories – usually lubricated by Pinot Grigio – and soon became a national favourite.
The best Moldovan wines: and why they are worth tasting

Jan 14, 2025 | saga.co.uk | Joe Fattorini

Here are a couple of quiz questions you can try on your friends. First, which country drinks the most wine per person? Second, which country makes the most wine per person? If you didn’t get Vatican City as the biggest drinker and Moldova as the largest maker, don’t worry. Very few people do. It’s clearly thirsty work leading the world’s Catholics. But few people even know Moldova is a wine-making country, let alone such a significant one.
Wines from Roman regions: drink like an emperor with our top choices

Dec 18, 2024 | saga.co.uk | Joe Fattorini

Nunc est bibendum (‘Now is the time for drinking’), wrote the Roman poet Horace. Bibendum today is a restaurant, a wine merchants, and the real name of the Michelin Man (a useful pub quiz fact for you). It’s also an instruction. Think of that the next time Monty Python asks, “What have the Romans ever done for us?”The legacy of the Romans is a tour of modern wine regions. Some are familiar, some hidden gems. All of them are living proof that Romans knew their wine.
The best festive fizz

Nov 26, 2024 | saga.co.uk | Joe Fattorini

Best budget fizzMorrisons The Best Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco (11%, £8, Morrisons) Worth half as much again, this is a serious prosecco with fresh, zesty fruit from its hillside vineyards. That perky character makes it a rare food-friendly prosecco with crunchy orchard fruit and subtle floral notes. A bargain. Contevedo Cava Brut (11.5%, £5.79, Aldi) Buy lots and keep this for your New Year’s Eve celebrations. Consistently one of the best wines in Aldi, it’s clean, lemony and refreshing.
When people show you who they are, believe them

Nov 2, 2024 | joefattorini.substack.com | Joe Fattorini

On the 30th of October a group of colleagues left work and made their way to a London pub. Exactly what happened next is disputed, but one regular said it was the worst night the pub “had ever seen”. Regulars said the group “left rubbish and smashed glass everywhere” and pedestrians and cars struggled to get past the raucous crowd as it spilled into the street.
The best boxed wines - our expert's choice

Oct 23, 2024 | saga.co.uk | Joe Fattorini

Many years ago, I was on a tour of the Torres winery outside Barcelona. As we walked past a pallet of wine boxes, the owner, Miguel Torres, looked mortified. “This is for Sweden only,” he insisted. “They make us package it this way.” He’s not so reticent now. More than half of all wine sold in Sweden (and Norway) is in boxes – and the rest of the world is catching on.

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Joe Fattorini @joefattorini

22 Apr 25

I just bought this. Quite extraordinary detail and insight for just £20. It'll bring you ten times that in the joy of the wines you buy as a result. You'll also find out about one of the world's most dynamic wine producing countries right now.