Harvest Report: 2017
2017 has clearly been a year that’s been impossible to believe. As producers struggle with the conditions of harvest, we bring you real time coverage through our annual photo essay……..
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2017 has clearly been a year that’s been impossible to believe. As producers struggle with the conditions of harvest, we bring you real time coverage through our annual photo essay……..
Continue readingBack in June, I introduced you to Piemaggio, a lovely estate north west of Castellina in Chianti. Owned and run by Larissa Karaban, the estate boasts some of the highest vineyards in the entire Chianti Classico appellation. In fact, the name Piemaggio descends from…
Continue readingAnd the breeze whispers poems. Those poems, may just be the wine. And thus, are the story of Massimo Piccin. We first introduced you to Podere Sapaio early last year, after spending considerable time chatting with Massimo at Gambero Rosso. Podere…
Continue readingI’ve used many a platitude to describe this wine in the past. I’m starting to run out of them…….
Continue readingWe’re starting the week with one of the best values I’ve seen in a very long time………
Continue readingExclusively at JohnFodera.com, today we’re featuring a sit down tasting and interview with winemaker and proprietor Michele Satta……
Continue readingMontevetrano takes its names from a medieval castle that dates to the Roman empire. Formerly a property of French royalty, the blending of the two cultures was the original inspiration for the wine which marries Cabernet Sauvignon with Aglianico. Montevetrano is…
Continue readingWell made, but not typical. Readers will want to judge style here before proceeding…….
Continue readingUn giorno senza vino e come un giorno senza sole !
Continue readingHe invented the formula and almost 150 year later, he’s still proven correct.
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