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TuscanVines was recently asked to arrange a tasting, provide wines and commentary for a group at a private swim club. Approximately 25 guests were in attendance and a fabulous time was had by all.  The wines showed well – of…

~ Azienda Agricola Le Ragnaie ~ The weather this past weekend here in the Northeast was picture perfect.  It was the postcard backdrop for being outdoors; lighting the firepit and dining al fresco.   The companion to all this was the…

~ Rustic Vineyards at Fattoria Ambra ~   Fattoria Ambra has belonged to the Romei Rigoli family since 1870. The farm is located near the Ombrone river and is named after the poem “Ambra”, written in the 15th century by Lorenzo Il…

      Years ago, when I first developed an interest in wine,  a retailer friend of mine introduced me to a wine I wasn’t familiar with: Vino Nobile di Montepulciano.  The Noble Wine of Montepulciano.   Montepulciano, beacause of it’s hilltop…

~ Sardegna ~ The Island of Sardinia, off the western coast of Italy is certainly not the first environment that people might mention when listing notable Italian winegrowing regions.  However, in this often harsh, rocky, steeply terraced terrain, grapes are…