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Brunello: The Great Divide
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Despite no official position from the Consorzio, the whispers around Montalcino hint at sub-zoning….
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Frascati and ……….
~ St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City, Rome ~ It’s been said before that Frascati is the Wine of Pope’s and People. I don’t know why, but I think of that lore every time I open a bottle of this…
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Precision. Singular focus. That is the drive at the Brunello wine estate of La Fiorita. In a time where most wineries in Montalcino produce, seemingly at a minimum, a Rosso di Montalcino and some form of IGT, La Fiorita remains steady…
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Castellina in Chianti
If you conjur an image in your mind of the quintessential Tuscan hill town, complete with Fortress, a piazza dominated by a Church, various enoteca and cute meandering alleys filled with shops, you will have pictured Castellina in Chianti. An easy…
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A Day in Radda
June 25th, 2014. The sun is shining, the smell of lavender is in the air. After trekking to Montalcino the day before, I was content to have espresso poolside and soak up the morning sun over Vagliagli. The day’s weather promised…
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