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I may have mentioned in the past that there are times when you sip a wine and are instantly reminded of what makes this farmer’s labor special.  At its core foundation, wine is a beverage; an agricultural product blessed by…

As I sit here writing this, I can’t help thinking if I’m going to help shatter the long ingrained perceptions of how and when to enjoy sparkling wine.  I readily admit to enjoying Champagne, and even as I’m aware that…

 ~ The Ancient Abbey near Sant’Antimo ~ Consistency.  This may be the most apt word in describing the Estate Brunello of Castello Banfi.  It’s remarkable for an estate to achieve the quality it does in a Brunello that is…

One night, two delicious wines.  Dolcetto had Company the other night.  In fact, it met it’s Mate.  Over the course of a slow, long evening we welcomed Guests® for dinner and enjoyed  two of Piemonte and Toscana’s values.    As anyone in…

~ Azienda Scacciadiavoli: Amid Sunflowers in Montefalco ~ Hilltop Montefalco.  Powerful red wine.  An ancient elder.  Satan and an Exorcist.  Such is the intrigue surrounding this curiously named Farm.  But what do all these mysteriously dark terms have in common?  Read on….. Founded…