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My exclusive Annual Coverage on the Vendemmia is here; Harvest Report 2021….
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My exclusive Annual Coverage on the Vendemmia is here; Harvest Report 2021….
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Our coverage of the Vendemmia begins with our Annual Harvest Report….
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The vintage after…. It’s a phrase that suggests reduced expectations at the least, outright disappointment at the worst. I’ve always tried my best not to compare vintages, but it’s human nature to use benchmarks and if we focus…
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~ The large barrel cellar at Tenuta Greppo ~ Since his death in April of 2013, the rumors about the uncertain course of the Biondi Santi family estate, Tenuta Il Greppo, began to swirl. Passion comes with a cost and…
Continue reading~ The late Franco Biondi Santi ~ It would be wrong to think of Brunello without thinking of Franco Biondi Santi. While his wines may surely spark some controversy, whether they are to your stylistic preference or not, I think…
Continue reading~ The Antipasti platter at Gnocco made for a nice start to the lunch ~ Last month I had the opportunity to linger over lunch with family proprietor Valeria Losi from Agricola Querciavalle. We spotlighted this amazing family estate in…
Continue reading~ The late Franco Biondi Santi inspecting a bottle from the 1888 vintage in his cellar ~ The long, proud, aristocratic story filled with tradition and passion begins in 1865 when Clemente Santi, the great, great Grandfather of Franco Biondi…
Continue reading~ The late Franco Biondi Santi inspecting a bottle in his cellar ~ US Wine Importer, Vision Wine & Spirits has a filed a lawsuit against the Biondi Santi Estate for breach of contract. As first reported in Wine &…
Continue reading~ Castello di Montepo peers through the forest in Scansano ~ It’s not Montalcino, it’s Scansano. It’s not Franco, but his son Jacopo. And it’s not Brunello, but it is Sangiovese Grosso. Many a wine in Italy have tales rich…
Continue readingBreaking News from Montalcino Today: Biondi Santi has announced that due to the adverse weather conditions that permeated the 2014 harvest, there will be no Biondi Santi Brunello 2014 bottled. The estate is planning to declassify all of its Brunello…
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