The Bacci family owns three separate estates in Tuscany: Castello di Bossi, Renieri, and Terre di Talamo. The latter is located in the Tuscan Maremma and produces reds from the newly minted (2007) DOCG area, Morellino di Scansano. Morellino is…
Continue readingSunday was devoted to the all American cook out of ribs, burgers, Cabernet and Zinfandel. Yesterday was an homage to our Italian heritage. To start, I had some Branzi cheese. This is a cow’s milk cheese from Piemonte. Very hard,…
Continue readingThe more I tasted through and enjoyed the 2009 Rossos from Montalcino, the more I realized how uniformly great the vintage was going to be. As I interviewed and emailed with various winemakers, the more I kept hearing “wait and see…
Continue readingOn April 30th, I had the pleasure of attending the Banville & Jones Portfolio tasting in Manhattan. Banville is a small importer of select wines and the tasting was nothing short of amazing. Many of the wineries were represented…
Continue readingAfter a long day of gardening & mulching, there was a serious need for simple food and great wine. With a series of “small plates” we opened the 2004 San Filippo Brunello “Le Lucere”. This Brunello has aged gracefully since…
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