Concerto, the re-born super Tuscan wine from Fonterutoli
Website: https://uk.mazzei.it/ The Mazzei family are a Tuscan powerhouse. They have significant vineyards in Chianti Classico, and as well as
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Bonhams is auctioning off the cellar of Locanda Locatelli, and a few of us get to try some of the gems over lunch
Back in January 2025 well known Italian chef Giorgio Locatelli closed the doors on his London restaurant Locanda Locatelli rather
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Highlights: Luigi Giordano Langhe Freisa 2022
Luigi Giordano Langhe Freisa 2022 Valle dei Salici, Piemonte, Italy13% alcohol. This is from Barbaresco, from the Cars MGA, and
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Nice wines at the 67 Sessions: Le Moine, Brocard, Scala Dei, San Leonardo
The evening before the 67 Pall Mall Global Wine Communicator Awards, there was a new event. The 67 Sessions, an
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The wines of Masiero, a biodynamic producer in Italy’s Veneto
Website: https://www.verdugo.it/en/homepage-2/ Franco and Francesca Masiero founded this winery back in 1996, and they farm biodynamically. Their daughter Giulia Masiero
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Vite Maritata: growing vines on trees, and tasting the Lèmme Lèmme from Buondomo
It was a real treat to taste this wine while I was in Tuscany, having seen one of the vineyards
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Five from important Tuscan producer Frescobaldi
Website: https://www.frescobaldi.com/en/ Frescobaldi is a noted Tuscan producer with nine wineries in the province, making a wide range of wines.
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Chianti Classico deep dive (16) Principe Corsini’s Villa Le Corti
Website: https://principecorsini.com/en/villa-le-corti/ We are in the northern and eastern part of Chianti Classico here, in San Casciano. San Casciano is
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Highlights: Ricasoli Brolio Chianti Classico 2022
Ricasoli is one of the top producers of Chianti Classico, and this is a really good example of the modern
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Isole e Olena and Cepparello: new releases from this important Chianti Classico estate
Back in 1956, just as sharecropping was ending, the De Marchi family of Piedmont bought two estates in San Donato,
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