~ Tenuta di Arceno ~ Sigh……… Founded in 2002, the Arcanum estate is the luxury, sister property to Tenuta di Arceno and sits in the Commune of Castelnuovo Berardenga. Tracing its roots to the Etruscan era, the estate now encompasses…
Continue reading~ Vineyards at Val delle Rose ~ In 1996, the Cecchi family purchased the Val delle Rose winery in the small town of Poggio la Mozza, which is in the heart of the production area of Morellino di Scansano. At…
Continue reading“…..a wild and magnetic place, an immaculate and exciting landscape, the land that we have chosen for our vineyard and that we cultivate to create handcrafted, original and exclusive wines….” The Due Mani winery is located in Riparbella Tuscany, south of…
Continue reading~ Piazza San Marco, Venezia ~ Venice inspires. There is no question whatsoever about that. Whether it’s the more notable places like Piazza San Marco and Rialto or the quieter neighborhoods of San Polo and Santa Croce, exploring Venice’s nooks…
Continue reading~ Entrance to Fattoria Le Pupille ~ Saffredi is simply sensational. There is little more that can be said about the quality and passion of Elisabetta Geppetti and the wines Fattoria Le Pupille produces. We’ve covered her estate extensively and…
Continue reading~ Nella Cantina da Alessandro Mori ~ “My wines are a reflection of my personality”……. So muses Alessandro Mori, winemaker and proprietor at Il Marroneto. To those who have spent time with him, you can clearly understand his meaning. Alessandro…
Continue reading~ Avanti a Castellina! ~ As we sat at Antica Macelleria Cecchini, the Fiorentina rolled effortlessly out of the kitchen under the wizardly supervision of Dario. We had brought plenty of vino to enjoy with dinner, but as we lingered…
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Think Vino Nobile can’t be as good as Brunello? Think again!
Continue reading~ Cellar Relics ~ Wine is farming. No matter how fanciful or romanticized we wine geeks revere in the process, it is simple, tiresome, back breaking farming. In the words of Felsina’s own Giovanni Poggiali: “Like all good farmers, our…
Continue reading~ Nello Baricci ~ “TRADITION. HISTORY. EXPERIENCE. MONTALCINO. NELLO. MONTOSOLI. SANGIOVESE. FAMILY. FATIGUE. PASSION. BRUNELLO. EARTH. HANDS. WISDOM. CONSORTIUM. COURAGE. PATIENCE. GENERATIONS. CULTURE. PRECISION. RESPONSIBILITY. AWARENESS. RESPECT. LIFE.” I’m not really certain that the nature of winemaking, the experience that’s…
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