I remember seeing this wine reviewed by Wine Spectator late in 2010. It was rated “93” and was the highest scoring Chianti Classico out of 178 Chianti Classicos and Riservas rated for that article.  So, when I saw it locally…

Had a mental health day earlier this week on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx, the Little Italy neighborhood whose shops and restaurants make Manhattan’s Little Italy seem impotent.  With lunch, we ordered the 2009 Mastrojanni Rosso di Montalcino  and upon first sip, my…

Had guests® over this past weekend for a variety of birthday celebrations and tried the following:  The 2006 Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino is another shining example of excellence in this vintage. As others have written, this may be the…

So said, Thomas Jefferson in 1816.   As I have written here before, Thomas Jefferson was a great lover of the finer things in life.  Art, wine, cognac, culinary delights, gardening, and the power of the written word. For he said to…