I love the double entendre…. and I equally love Italian Merlot.  It’s a statement I find myself repeating over and over.    There’s been nary one I haven’t liked.  Most of them have been Tuscan, but regular readers will know that I’ve got …

~ The Ancient Abbey at Badia a Coltibuono ~ I’ve adored Vin Santo for years and have written about it many times on these pages.  Traditional Vin Santo is made from white grapes that are air dried by hanging, or…

~ Vigneto Liste in Barolo ~ Damilano has been producing wines in the Langhe for years, but only recently have they been garnering the attention they deserve and the accolades that come with increases in quality and export.    I…

~ Vineyards on the Fattoria Ambra Estate in Carmignano ~ It was only a few months that I initially reviewed the subject of today’s article, the 2009 Fattoria Ambra Carmignano.  I wasn’t particularly enamored by it then, but after finding…

 ~ Nella Cantina di Tenuta il Poggione ~ Tenuta Il Poggione, along with the iconic Biondi Santi and Frescobaldi, is one of  three original producers of Brunello di Montalcino.  For over a century,  the Franceschi family has been tending their…