Cellar Note: 1999 Summus
~ The venerable Poggio Alle Mura Castle, home to Castello Banfi ~ Ah, the Cellar Note…. Every time someone asks the question: “Why do you like wine so much, why do you save wines for so long?” …
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~ The venerable Poggio Alle Mura Castle, home to Castello Banfi ~ Ah, the Cellar Note…. Every time someone asks the question: “Why do you like wine so much, why do you save wines for so long?” …
Continue reading“While I breathe, I hope”…….. Such is the Latin phrase on the Snowden Family logo and while that phrase suggests that the ultimate fruits of any given vintage rest firmly in the hands of Mother Nature, it too depicts the drive and passion of this…
Continue readingLast month hundreds of wineries once again descended upon the Metropolitan Pavilion in lower Manhattan for the annual Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri award tasting. In large tastings like this, my goal is always to seek out wineries that are somewhat…
Continue readingThe husband and wife team of Ferenc and Candace Máté are relatively new to the Montalcino wine scene. However, that perceived lack of experience hasn’t stopped them from crafting beautiful wines. Born in Transylvania, Ferenc escaped at age eleven when the…
Continue readingIntroducing Castello del Terriccio….
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