In the wake of the interview with Caprili winemaker Giacomo Bartolommei, I had been eager to try Caprili’s Brunello di Montalcino.  It took some time to locate it, but persistence paid off and I was finally able to enjoy the 2006 this…

A large part of the enjoyment of fine wine is pulling a perfectly aged bottle from your collection. Anyone can buy a current vintage release, but when your guests glance at the bottle and see that it’s 10 or 15 years…

Twas the maiden voyage this weekend of the newly acquired yacht, “Rope Yarn” and Captain Chris was gracious enough to take a party out into the Atlantic for a relaxing day of swimming and pleasure boating.  Since we were planning…

I’ve written many times about the quality of the 2006 vintage in Tuscany, especially regarding Brunello.  I’ve also leveled the dictum that you can typically trust “producer over vintage” as a general rule when vintages are weaker.  Conversely, if the…

Montefalco is a gorgeous hilltop town in Umbria, not unlike many of it’s counterparts in Tuscany.  Sitting atop one of those many hills is the Sagrantino DOCG zone, which produces grapes that create one of the darkest wines in the…