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~ The Road to Felsina ~ “A nature favorable to man and agriculture. Wine that delights the heart.” I’m not sure I could be any more precise than that when discussing the Felsina Estate and their wines. Except for one…
Continue reading~ The Tolaini Estate as seen from the Copse of Trees – below ~ I’ve been very fortunate and thankful to cover the beautiful Tolaini Estate extensively on these pages. Along with many others it’s one of the estates I…
Continue readingI shouldn’t be surprised anymore when a wine made by Franco Bernabei and Felsina excels. Actually, I’m really not surprised. I guess what I’m focused on more at the moment is why today’s subject isn’t universally understood to be one…
Continue reading~ Cantina at Felsina ~ Consistency is something that every winemaker and farmer would love. Consistent weather. Even, temperate sunny days and cool slumbering nights. The right amount of rainfall. The right amount of heat. I’ve been around Chianti…
Continue reading~ Misty fog over Querciavalle & Castelnuovo Berardenga ~ “The respect of the Chianti tradition over the generations” What began in 1870 as a sharecropping means of survival has turned into a glorious estate in some of Chianti’s most beautiful…
Continue reading“The respect of the Chianti tradition over the generations” In 1870, humble Tuscan sharecroppers Emilio and Tranquillo Losi were dutifully tending the adjacent Fontino and Querciavalle farms that would become the Querciavalle estate. At the time, the adjoining farms were…
Continue reading~ The view over Felsina’s Estate ~ The Felsina Estate is impeccable. Whether it’s the manicured vineyards, the immaculate cellar or the pristine courtyard that gives character to this venerable estate, quality is practiced unfailingly at every level. These characteristics…
Continue readingCastello di Bossi. By now, readers of this blog should be keenly aware of this Chianti Classico estate’s pedigree. Equally evident is my love of Italian Merlot and today’s example from Tuscany, is particularly delicious. ~ The Courtyard at Castello di Bassi…
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