Years ago, when I first developed an interest in wine,  a retailer friend of mine introduced me to a wine I wasn’t familiar with: Vino Nobile di Montepulciano.  The Noble Wine of Montepulciano.   Montepulciano, beacause of it’s hilltop…

~ Sardegna ~ The Island of Sardinia, off the western coast of Italy is certainly not the first environment that people might mention when listing notable Italian winegrowing regions.  However, in this often harsh, rocky, steeply terraced terrain, grapes are…

~ Cantina Casanova di Neri ~ It’s been almost 7 months since I met Giacomo Neri at Gambero Rosso.  We talked, we tasted, we enjoyed his wines.  He was humbled when I told him how much I loved his Brunello…

Uccelliera’s Owners:  Andrea & Paola Cortonesi   The Uccelliera farm is a tiny azienda tucked away south of Montalcino, near Castelnuovo dell’Abate.  The 6 hectares of vines are impeccably maintained by owner Andrea Cortonesi.  Through green harvesting and utmost respect…