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~ Azienda Talenti ~ Founded in 1980, by Pierluigi Talenti who decided to buy the charming property that he had fallen in love with as a youth in the 1950’s, the Talenti estate is run today by his nephew Riccardo. The…
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~ Azienda Talenti ~ Founded in 1980, by Pierluigi Talenti who decided to buy the charming property that he had fallen in love with as a youth in the 1950’s, the Talenti estate is run today by his nephew Riccardo. The…
Continue reading~ Vineyards in Montalcino ~ (image courtesy of RebeccaWine) It was January 2014. As I swirled around Gotham Hall in Manhattan wading through the figurative barrels of Brunello 2009, my anticipated focus of the day began to evolve. I…
Continue reading~ The all female team at Donatella Cinelli Colombini. At far left is Donatella’s daughter, Violante, who among other roles, handles marketing for the estate ~ Prima Donna, first lady of the stage……. In 1998, after a contentious familial split,…
Continue reading~ Castello Banfi: The Path leads to the Taverna and the Castle Proper. At right is the Balsameria ~ About a 20 minute winding drive south of Montalcino center sits the castle of Poggio alle Mura, which Castello Banfi…
Continue readingIt has been called Vino di Medatazione, or Wine of Meditation, for good reason. It’s borne of a single vineyard, a “golden knoll” that yields fruit so wonderful and precise, that it’s transformed only into Riserva and only in the…
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