Comprehensive Chianti: Tasting Report
A comprehensive report featuring various vintages and many data points
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A comprehensive report featuring various vintages and many data points
Continue readingAlmost a month ago now I introduced you to Montebernardi, the lovely estate in Panzano in Chianti; today we continue with the third installment of our focus. As I wrote previously, since 2004 winemaker Michael Schmelzer has been farming his…
Continue readingWhile few would dispute the overall idyllic, tranquility that is Tuscany, perhaps one of the more picturesque places in the region is Panzano. Quiet streets, amazing merchants, and precocious butchers create the allure and the landscape. And of course, there…
Continue readingIt’s a short, winding, dusty strada bianca that leads from Vagliagli center to Radda in Chianti, but it’s a lovely ride for it’s untamed, serene landscapes that have seemingly remained unchanged for hundreds of years. The backroads of Chianti lead…
Continue reading~ The sun drenched vineyards of Villa Cafaggio ~ Villa Cafaggio is a postcard. It evokes the sort of images that people use as screensavers. It brings to life the vistas that people travel to Tuscany expecting to see. Situated…
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