Organic/Bio Marc de Grazia has designed San Lorenzo one of his three Grande Terroir Ellittico wines, so designated because of their very rare and pure volcanic sand soils from the Ellittico eruptions dating from 15,000 to 60,000... Read More
Organic/Bio “Super-Tuscan” wines don’t have to be “super” – the term came about in the 1980s to describe wines like Sassicaia and Sammarco that failed to qualify for any Tuscan DOC label (usually... Read More
Pre-Arrival; wine arrives March/April: Founder/owner Andrea Cortonesi launched Uccelliera in 1986 by purchasing a few hectares of land that had been part of the famous Ciacci Piccolomini estate in the warm southern Castelnuovo... Read More
Time in bottle has allowed the texture to really develop in this darkly fruited, spicy, single-vineyard Chianti Classico. An excellent match for steaks, roasts, stews.
The reds from Tuscany’s coastal Bolgheri set the standard for “super-Tuscan” wines based on Bordeaux grapes like Cabernet and Merlot in terms of both quality and price. Just a bit further south, in Maremma, though,... Read More
Villa Jolanda Prosecco is made from the Prosecco grape, Glera, grown in the hills north of Treviso. The wine features lovely aromas of white flowers, orchard fruits, and a touch of mineral. Lightly sparkling, the wine is full... Read More
The warmth of 2018 takes away a little cellar potential here but delivers plenty of immediate pleasure. Ripe strawberry, black cherry, leather, spice, warm earth aromas and flavors nicely complement the firm, grainy, tannins.... Read More
Pre-Arrival: Wine Arrives March/April 2024: When Andrea Cortonesi decided to open a modern Tuscan restaurant in Siena 15 or so years ago, he wanted to serve some of his own wine with the re-imagined Tuscan dishes he planned. But,... Read More
The Verdicchio grape emerged long ago in the Veneto near Verona and moved south into the Marche sometime in the 13th or 14th centuries. Called Trebbiano di Soave in the Veneto, the greenish hue of wines grown in Marche earned... Read More
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