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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Italy
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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The wines of Gian Luca Colombo, Piemonte, Italy
Website: https://gianlucacolombovini.it/en/ Gian Luca Colombo is well known as a leading consultant in Piemonte, but he also has his own
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Highlights: GB Burlotto Barolo Monvigliero 2018 Piemonte, Italy
This is a beautiful Barolo, that I had with some good wine friends at Manteca, off the list. It was
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Visiting Tedeschi, a leading wine producer in the Veneto, to do a deep dive and explore their scientific study that proves terroir
Website: https://www.tedeschiwines.com/en/ The current Tedeschi style developed in the 1960s. ‘Or father [Lorenzo Tedeschi] started to focus more on quality
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Chianti Classico deep dive (15) Istine with Angela Fronti
Website: www.istine.it Angela Fronti is the dynamic personality behind Istine, a Chianti Classico winery based in Radda. She has some
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Highlights: Fontodi Dino Chianti Classico 2020
Had this beauty from the wine list at Manteca with good friends. Fontodi Dino Chianti Classico 2020 ItalyThis is Fontodi’s
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Chianti Classico deep dive (14) Villa Pomona
Website: https://fattoriapomona.it/en/ The story of Villa Pomona begins with Giovanni Bandino Bandini, the great grandfather of the current owner, Monica
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