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Today we’re spotlighting the flagship wine from an iconic Castellina estate……
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Over the last few years, a new estate has popped up in Castellina in Chianti and it didn’t like for it to hit stride…….
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Today we’re touring and tasting at Casa Emma………..
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Meandering through Tuscany, wine and food take center stage in Castellina……
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Tolaini’s Gran Selezione hasn’t been released for six years. There are several good reasons for that……
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We’re now two years into the Gran Selezione classification — but does it yet make any sense to anyone?
Continue readingI had planned to publish an article today reviewing a wonderful, new recently released Chianti Classico Riserva when the little diablo on my shoulder began to shout down my better angels. As an Italian wine journalist, I naturally taste and…
Continue reading~ The Tolaini Estate as seen from the Copse of Trees – below ~ I’ve been very fortunate and thankful to cover the beautiful Tolaini Estate extensively on these pages. Along with many others it’s one of the estates I…
Continue reading~ Vineyards in Val di Pesa ~ Castelli del GrevePesa is a tightly knit coop of wine growers in northern Chianti Classico who came together with the aim of preserving the classic sense of the traditional Tuscan viticulture. Founded in…
Continue readingOn May 13th, at the historic New York City Public Library, some of the best and brightest winemakers from Tuscany were on hand to showcase the new face of Chianti Classico; the Gran Selezione. Dozens of estates were proudly pouring…
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