Vigneto Belsedere
~ Just like after 9/11: These colors don’t run ~ Last month, we began our introduction to Fattoria Casabianca with a look at their Chianti Colli Senesi Riserva; …
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~ Just like after 9/11: These colors don’t run ~ Last month, we began our introduction to Fattoria Casabianca with a look at their Chianti Colli Senesi Riserva; …
Continue reading~ The late Franco Biondi Santi inspecting a bottle from the 1888 vintage in his cellar ~ The long, proud, aristocratic story filled with tradition and passion begins in 1865 when Clemente Santi, the great, great Grandfather of Franco Biondi…
Continue reading“As a child, I learned this craft from my father………. Our history and tradition is the source of our knowledge and inspiration. Today, my family is here with me, all working together. Our roots in Montefalco trace back to the…
Continue reading~ The Entrance to Monteraponi, Radda in Chianti ~ Monteraponi; a tiny, forest enclosed monopole just outside the center of Radda and lovingly tended by “Il Uomo” – proprietor and winemaker Michele Braganti. There’s been lots written about Monteraponi on…
Continue reading~ Monforte d’Alba ~ What a difference a year makes. Mind you, not with an eye toward the overall quality of the zone, but in today’s specific example. Unlike my earlier review of Parusso’s 2012, the current vintage clearly has…
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