Highlights: the baby brother of Sassacaia, Tenuta San Guido Guidalberto 2022
Website: https://www.tenutasanguido.com/en First released in 2000, this blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot really impresses. It’s bright and ageworthy, grown
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Italy
Chianti Classico deep dive (8) Castello di Volpaia
Castello di Volpaia Website: https://volpaia.com/en/#volpaia It was a chilly October evening as we trudged around a beautifully preserved small hilltop
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Chianti Classico deep dive (7) exciting newcomer Cigliano di Sopra
Cigliano di Sopra is really interesting project. It’s a partnership between Maddelena Fucile and Matteo Vaccari that began in 2016
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Giacomo Baraldo, a new star from southern Tuscany
Website: https://www.giacomobaraldo.it/ Giacomo fell in love with wine and went and gained experience around the world, including stints at Greystone
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Etna, Sicily: Torre Mora
One of the estates owned by Piccini, Torre Mora has 13 hectares of vines at altitudes between 600 and 700
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Etna, Sicily: Palmento Constanza
Website: https://www.palmentocostanzo.com/en/ I’m very excited by this producer, currently making some of the best wines on the island. Organic with
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Etna, Sicily: Tenuta Boccarossa
Website: http://www.tenutaboccarossa.it/ Michele Calabretta was working in the car industry, and it led him to Germany where he met his
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Biondi Santi: new releases from this star of Brunello
Website: https://www.biondisanti.it/en/home/home Biondi Santi is one of Italy’s great estates. The brilliant thing about this domaine is the consistency of
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Chianti Classico deep dive (6) exploring Lamole, the smallest UGA
Chianti Classico has recently been divided into 11 UGAs (Unità Geografiche Aggiuntive, which translates inelegantly into Additional Geographical Units). This
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Etna, Sicily: Francesco Modica
Website: https://www.aziendamodica.it/ This is a very traditional-style producer and no sulfites are added. Francesco started vinifying with his grandfather when
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