So much attention is paid to Sassicaia, and rightly so.  It’s the patriarch of Maremma reds, the first in what is now a significant line of Bordeaux inspired reds coming from coastal Tuscany.  For many, Sassicaia, now $200+ per bottle,…

Earlier this year I hosted a Blind Brunello tasting featuring three current vintage wines.  Immediately that got me thinking of doing a similar tasting of Brunello’s neighbor, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano.  Vino Nobile has long been championed as the equal of…

I think it’s time to let sleeping Brunello lie. The last few 2004 Brunello I’ve had haven’t been as expressive, as seductive as they were 1 year, or even 6 months ago.  As with many serious examples, wines go through…

To Cork or to Screw?  A matter of romance. Romance? Stigma? Centuries old tradition?  Or simply the sound of the “pop”?  What is holding back the wine industry from embracing the screwcap, oh…I’m sorry “Stelvin Closure”…..as the standard method to…