Testamatta 2016: The Restless Graetz
Testamatta is the flagship wine of Bibi Graetz. Today I discuss the most recent release….
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Testamatta is the flagship wine of Bibi Graetz. Today I discuss the most recent release….
Continue readingMusing on Italy…. in these difficult times, this photo essay brings a flood of memories and ideas for helping those impacted….
Continue readingAn intimate dinner with Bea Contini Bonacossi reveals tasting notes, questions answered and more…
Continue readingConsistency is not easy so it should be praised when it appears to happen effortlessly……
Continue readingToday we take a retrospective look at 5 vintages of the iconic Super Tuscan
Continue reading“Growing grapes and making wine is an art. A kind of art handed down from father to son, which can only be learned through long, slow and laborious experience, taking place again and again according to the seasons cycle” …. …
Continue readingUn giorno senza vino e come un giorno senza sole !
Continue readingJust 20 minutes from the center of Florence, among the hills of the Val di Pesa, sits Fattoria Le Calvane a wine producing resort destination. Crafting an array of pretty wines, Le Calvane farms their 600 year old estate in…
Continue reading~ The Viti dell’Erta Vineyard on the Piaggia Estate ~ The Piaggia estate was created by Mauro Vannucci in the mid 1970’s and is located in the gently rolling Tuscan hills, just about 10 miles west of Florence. Although Mauro…
Continue readingIn 1950, two adjacent estates existed in Barberino Val d’Elsa in Northern Chianti Classico; Isole and Olena. Midway between Firenze and Siena, the properties were purchased and merged by the De Marchi family and today, the “Isole e Olena”…
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