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~ The late Franco Biondi Santi inspecting a bottle from the 1888 vintage in his cellar ~ The long, proud, aristocratic story filled with tradition and passion begins in 1865 when Clemente Santi, the great, great Grandfather of Franco Biondi…
Continue reading~ Now former owners: Diego and Nora Molinari ~ News broke from Montalcino yesterday that famed Brunello estate Cerbaiona has been sold to an American venture capitalist who is also a frequent visitor to the estate. The Molinari’s have run…
Continue reading~ The colors of Autumn mean Vendemmia ~ Vendemmia, 2015. For months we waited with anticipation in hopes that Mother Nature would provide ideal conditions for harvest. After a 2014 that was uniformly rainy and saw many producers across Italy declassifying…
Continue readingI’ve wanted to make Pork Chops alla Giambotta for a long time so when I saw some gorgeous Karabuta Pork Chops at Ottomanelli I knew what I was going to do. The origins of Giambotta aren’t clear. The classic southern…
Continue reading~ Montalcino ~ I’ve preached over and over about my axiom “Producer over Vintage”. To refresh, this means simply that even in weaker vintages, excellent producers manage to make wonderful wine. I’ve seen this in action countless times and I’m…
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