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~ Sergio Zingarelli of Rocca delle Macie ~ In 1973, when Italo Zingarelli purchased what has now become the Rocca delle Macie estate, the property was little more than a dilapidated 14th century farmhouse surrounded by neglected vineyards just beyond…
Continue readingMost people go on vacation and purchase gifts for future enjoyment or sentimental memory. But if you’re Ferruccio Lamborghini and you fall in love with the estate where you’re vacationing, you buy the estate! Simple enough… On a family holiday…
Continue reading~ Carmignano ~ “The elegance of a wine is already present in the soil which nourished it”…… E. Falsini I’ve known Silvia Vanucci for years. The first time we spoke was after my initial tasting of her single vineyard Carmignano,…
Continue readingSince she was 20 years old, Elisabetta Geppetti, a fiery redhead with passion and youthful energy to match, knew that she wanted to make wine at her family estate. After a remarkable 30 year career she has created one of…
Continue reading~ The Vineyards on the Sette Ponti estate are immaculate ~ Sette Ponti – named for the number of bridges one crosses on the road leading to the estate – produces two significant red wines, Oreno and Crognolo. The latter,…
Continue reading~ San Gimignano is clearly visible from Campochiarenti ~ “We were able to put in the bottle, the Tuscan character that comes from our history and our traditions. This is why we named the wine Vivi: it means “to live”,…
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An exciting array of wines takes center stage in this Tre Bicchieri tasting….
Continue reading~ Panorama of the Piaggia Estate, Northwest of Firenze ~ 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. By law,…
Continue reading~ The Road to Argiano ~ Non Confunditor….. A wine born in the wake of the Brunellogate scandal, one whose name loosely translates as The Non-Conformer. Argiano’s “NC” is comprised of various non-native grapes and therefore is a wine made…
Continue readingMazzoni is the result of a marriage between two long time wine producing families; one in Tuscany and one based in the Napa Valley. The concept has been done before (Ornellaia comes to mind) and today’s pair of wines is…
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