A Day at Il Palazzone
We recently spent the day at Il Palazzone tasting the recent vintages of Brunello and olive oil….
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We recently spent the day at Il Palazzone tasting the recent vintages of Brunello and olive oil….
Continue reading~ Strada Provinciale – Val d’Orcia ~ As my summer garden winds down it’s bounty, the one thing I’m left with in abundance are long hot peppers. I’ve been looking for ways to use them and when I saw…
Continue readingThis may truly be a “baby Brunello” unlike the way that term is usually applied….
Continue reading ~ Fortezza di Montalcino ~ Brunello can’t seem to get out of its own way. Whether it’s the almost now decade old 2003 Brunellogate Scandal*, the verbal back and forth between the Consorzio and the enigmatic Gianfranco Soldera, or the scathing article about…
Continue reading ~ Approaching the Volpaia hamlet ~ Castello di Volpaia sits atop a hillside just north of Radda in Chianti. It’s a dominating castle that anchors the remainder of this tiny walled village; a unique enclave that is more…
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