Meet Italy's top wine consultant, who counts the Pope as his client


By AGENCY

Cotarella, Italian vintner and wine consultant, poses in his family's wine cellar. Photos: Petra Kaminsky/dpa

The small road winds upwards through the rolling hills of Umbria, Italy. After passing the next bend, vineyards are all around.

This is the home of the wine cellar of the Cotarella family, in the small village of Monteccio. The winery, which enjoys a global reputation, is the centre of Riccardo Cotarella's network.

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