As Brunello Riserva go, this one wasn’t expensive.  And it wasn’t much more expensive than this estates normale, which I have enjoyed greatly in the past.  This is what piqued my curiosity. In retrospect, I should have been wary. In…

As a wine writer, sometimes you get trapped in the notion of, “if the wine isn’t good, I shouldn’t call it out.”  I try to stay away from that mindset at all costs.  For my readers to feel comfortable when…

One word.  When you hear it, your ears should perk up and you should pay attention.  Boo-Chur-Key-Ah-Lay.   Selvapiana has been making this wine, from the eponymous named vineyard, since 1983.  The 1985 was legendary. That was the wine that turned…