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Broken Promis

~ Sea of Vines on Angelo Gaja’s Marmemma Estate ~ When you hear the name Angelo Gaja, you immediately think Piedmont – of unctuous, mouthwatering, flashy Barolo and Barbaresco that have set standards for quality and their maverick dismissal of…

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Guado al Tasso

~ The Entrance to Antinori’s Guado al Tasso Estate in Maremma ~ Like many prominent central Tuscan winemakers,  Antinori is not alone in flocking to coastal Maremma and developing vineyard estates.  Indeed, the 750 acre Guado al Tasso Estate, which…

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The Big Bandit

 ~ Mate Estate, Montalcino ~ (Photo Credit: Darci Acomb)   Singular.  Powerful.  Almost arrogantly so.  Banditone, or The Big Bandit,  as a literal reading of the term may translate, was the subject of much introspection over dinner recently.    …

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