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Brunello di Montalcino 2015 Vintage Report

Brunello di Montalcino 2015 Vintage Report Filippo Bartolotta With each new year, comes new vintages that each important wine appellation beckons us all to try. These “Anteprime,” (the Italian version of the French “En Primeur”) are what brings me to you today,...

The Sweet & Wild side of Chianti Classico: Vin Santo dessert wine

The Sweet & Wild side of Chianti Classico: Vin Santo dessert wine Hey, what is this beautiful aroma? Dried and cooked fruits, dates, caramel, oriental spices, candied ginger, iodine, soy sauce, saffron, medicinal herbs, toasted almonds, cigar boxes, coffee,...

Tuscan delight, Terre d’Italia wine fair

I just finished tasting a few wines at the Terre di Toscana event, which every year for the past ten years is the most definitive event about Tuscan wines. Over 100 of the most talented wine makers from Tuscany gather up for a couple of days to showcase their wines to...

Stefano Amerighi Cortona Syrah: 10 years of Apice

I met Stefano Amerighi one evening in a tiny hole in the wall wine shop in Siena: Enoteca Rivella. The owner Carlo and another small group of friends like to meet up there to talk or rather discuss about wine philosophy. One things then leads to another and soon...

Anteprima Chianti Classico 2018

Anteprima Chianti Classico 2018 What is an anteprima? It is a Premiere in the wine world. A series of days, each one dedicated to a certain type of Tuscan wine. Today it was about Chianti Classico, here are a few numbers and wines that I really enjoyed and want to...

The 2011 vintage of Barolo battle

This is one of my favorite games to play: crack open a couple of different bottles of the same vintage and drink them in a group of 4/6 people. Tasting is one thing, drinking is indeed another. When one gets a sip of something is more prone to say yes to sweeter,...

8 wines to drink during the Holidays!

I love going wine shopping during the Holidays. People think I am crazy as I have already a pretty big cellar but I still love to go spend a few bucks on something I will enjoy immediately! So I thought of 8 wines I will be tasting during the Holidays and wanted you...

Getting over a Wine Hangover!

With the Holidays coming up I think there will be a lot of talking about this subject. What is the best way to cure a Hangover? A lot of wine experts don't talk about it, well, I am going to tell you some quick tips that work for me. First of all the best thing would...

Winesgiving: what (Italian) wines to pair with your turkey!

I have always enjoyed Thanksgiving, even if I am not American. I have a couple of brilliant Italian-American kids and a bunch of American friends living in Florence who have always been cooking every 23rd of November with enthusiasm. I love to see them getting excited...

Autochtona fair and Vitigni Autoctoni

Fancy a red wine? Most people would opt for Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and after the movie Sideways... Pinot Noir. Fancy a White? Then it’s Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and maybe Riesling. Let's talk about the Autoctona wine fair! Italy has got well over a...