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~ Gates of Verona lead to Piazza Bra ~ Hail to the King! King Creso to be precise. Creso, Italian for Croesus, is named after the ancient King Croesus of Lydia. It is said that the first gold coins in…
Continue readingSince 1974, Avignonesi has been an iconic producer from Montepulciano and the surrounding environs. Named after a member of the founding family, the estate was purchased in 2009 by the Belgian born Virginie Saverys after two years as a silent,…
Continue reading~ Francesco & Filippo Mazzei ~ The Mazzei family has been making wine for generations in Tuscany. As the story relates, it was Ser Lapo Mazzei who recorded the first ever use of the word “Chianti” in written form. In…
Continue reading“I’m an old wine-grower with two daughters and three wonderful grandchildren, I’ve just reached my 80s but I’m still lively and lucid. I recite the classics, I read Shakespeare, Manzoni, Pavese and Fenoglio.” ………Giacomo Oddero Just hearing things like that…
Continue reading~ Cantina Mastrojanni ~ Mastrojanni has been at the forefront of Brunello production for a long time. With the exceptional Maurizio Castelli overseeing the production, they are certainly in good hands. Located in Castelnuovo dell’Abate, Mastrojanni typically creates three different…
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