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~ The Due Porte Vineyard at Il Palazzone ~ Summer 2014. It wasn’t long after winding away from Montalcino Centro that I decided to eschew the GPS in favor of more colorful local directions. Although it was a hot sunny day,…
Continue reading~ A stretch of the SP 102 winding through Tuscany ~ Lately we’ve been tasting several recent releases from Chianti Classico that have begun appearing on shelves. Timing is always a bit variable with Chianti Classico. Vintages seldom appear en…
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~ The large clump of Cypress trees on the “White Road” to Castellina in Chianti ~ As I’ve previously written, Castellina in Chianti is about as picturesque a Tuscan hill town as you will come across. For us, it holds special…
Continue reading~ The Cellars of Pian delle Vigne ~ It’s been almost a year since my report on 2008 Brunello was published and while I’m beginning to prepare a similar report on their 2009 brethren, I figured it would be a good…
Continue reading~ Proprietor & Winemaker Stella di Campalto ~ (image courtesy of Stella di Campalto) Generalizations are absolutely that, but if you’ll permit me, women know how to make wine. There, I said it. I love wine made by women. I…
Continue readingBuon giorno a tutti! After publishing last week’s report on Benvenuto Brunello – Part 1, I set about compiling my notes for this final portion of the event. What follows are the remainder of my wine reviews and then general…
Continue readingEvery January, the Brunello Consorzio showcases the most recent vintage legally able to be released from the cellars of Montalcino. As this is the first taste of the newest vintage, it draws heavy scrutiny and although this year featured the 2009…
Continue readingBack in January, I was fortunate enough to interview Andrea Machetti, the Managing Director at Mastrojanni. I’ve been equally fortunate enough to taste a range of his wines over the past year and with the arrival of autumn, so…
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