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Chianti Classico

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Five from important Tuscan producer Frescobaldi

May 21, 2025 jamiegoode 1063 Views Chianti Classico, Tuscany

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

May 15, 2025May 15, 2025 jamiegoode 1082 Views Chianti Classico

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

May 14, 2025 jamiegoode 1094 Views Chianti Classico

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

May 13, 2025May 13, 2025 jamiegoode 2223 Views Chianti Classico, Sangiovese

Back in 1956, just as sharecropping was ending, the De Marchi family of Piedmont bought two estates in San Donato,

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Chianti Classico deep dive (15) Istine with Angela Fronti

February 4, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2148 Views Chianti Classico

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

January 7, 2025September 28, 2025 jamiegoode 1054 Views Chianti Classico

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

December 29, 2024September 28, 2025 jamiegoode 1469 Views Chianti Classico

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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Chianti Classico deep dive (13) Fattoria Le Masse

December 4, 2024July 4, 2025 jamiegoode 1460 Views Chianti Classico

Website: https://www.fattorialemasse.com/en/ This was an interesting stop in Chianti Classico. Fattoria Le Masse is young by Chianti Classico standards and

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Chianti Classico deep dive (12) Castello di Ama

December 2, 2024July 4, 2025 jamiegoode 1246 Views Chianti Classico

Website: https://castellodiama.com/en/ Castello di Ama is one of Chianti Classico’s most prestigious properties, and it was started in 1976 by

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Chianti Classico deep dive (11) Badia a Coltibuono

November 30, 2024July 4, 2025 jamiegoode 1171 Views Chianti Classico

Website: www.coltibuono.com Badia a Coltibuono is a historic estate in Chianti Classico dating back to the middle ages. The abbey

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Leading English sparkling wine producer Nyetimber are almost through with their vintage, and it’s one of the earliest and best ever
England Features Latest 

Leading English sparkling wine producer Nyetimber are almost through with their vintage, and it’s one of the earliest and best ever

October 10, 2025 jamiegoode

Back in 1988, American couple Stuart and Sandy Moss changed the face of English wine forever. Back at this time

Paying more for quality, and the crisis of affordability in wine
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Paying more for quality, and the crisis of affordability in wine

October 8, 2025October 8, 2025 jamiegoode
Visiting Aya Estate for the opening of their winery: Bulgarian wine playing at a new level
Bulgaria Features Latest Regions 

Visiting Aya Estate for the opening of their winery: Bulgarian wine playing at a new level

October 7, 2025October 7, 2025 jamiegoode
Bonhams is auctioning off the cellar of Locanda Locatelli, and a few of us get to try some of the gems over lunch
Features Italy Latest 

Bonhams is auctioning off the cellar of Locanda Locatelli, and a few of us get to try some of the gems over lunch

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 jamiegoode

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Wine anorak is one of the leading wine websites. This is the latest version of the site that began life in 1999, and was founded by Jamie Goode, who at the time was working as a science editor.

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