Highlights: Pasqua Hey French: You Could Have Made This But You Didn’t
This is something a bit different. It’s a non-vintage blend, but it’s high end. And it has an arty label.
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Chianti Classico Deep Dive (1) Bindi Sergardi
Website: https://www.bindisergardi.it/en/ This is the first in a series of articles based on a week in Chianti Classico, a wine
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Highlights: Castello di Fonterutoli Badiòla Chianti Classico Gran Selezione 2017 Italy
The new category of Gran Selezzione has been a real boost to Chianti Classico, and here’s a really good example,
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Allegrini’s La Poja: a vertical tasting of this important Veneto wine
Website: https://allegrini.it/en/ Silvia and Francesco Allegrini are the seventh generation involved with the business, and they presented this vertical tasting
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In Montalcino: the Challenging 2023 Vintage
I spent time in Montalcino in end August, the last opportunity to taste with winemakers before they are headstrong into
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In Montalcino: Canalicchio di Sopra
I knew I would like Francesco Ripaccioli when he professed his deep love for Champagne. Francesco, cellar rat / managing
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The rare grape varieties of Italy: a Texsom seminar
A Texsom seminar led by Marquita Levy-Pennington and Shelley Lindgren. ‘We could have this seminar last for two weeks,’ says
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Highlights: La Spinetta Timorasso 2021, Piemonte, Italy
Timorasso is an ancient indigenous grape variety of Piemonte, worthy and regarded enough to have its own DOC (!). This
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Piemonte adventure (5) visiting GD Vajra, one of Barolo’s top producers
Website: https://www.gdvajra.it/en/homepage ‘We are 50 years old, which makes us youngsters in the region, and we had a very humble
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Piemonte adventure (4) in Bra, dining at Battaglino and Osteria del Boccondivino
The Piemonte adventure continued during a stay in Bra, with two excellent meals, plus a few other wines tasted. Barbacàn
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