I grew up drinking rustic Chianti in a straw bottle with my father. Traditional Chianti contained a percentage of white grapes, which was mandated by law. I believe the reason was simple, there were all these white grapes growing everywhere and no-one knew what to do with them. To help the local farmers, the government [...]
Altesino is a precious boutique winery in Central Tuscany, nestled in the eastern hills of Montalcino. I was introduced to the winery through a friend of mine in the industry. The first time I visited the winery was on a trip with my parents and my wife. I think we might have made a few [...]
I recently returned from Verona, where I attended Vinitaly for five days. Vinitaly is one of the largest wine shows in the world featuring approximately 4,400 wineries and about 100,000 different Italian wines. The show is located in an industrial complex spread out over eighteen different warehouses. Each warehouse is dedicated to a particular region [...]
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