Blogs about: Montalcino
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Looking back at Brunello
On Friday, Franco and I posted the news that the U.S. Alcohol, Tobacco, Tax, and Trade Bureau (TTB) has lifted the requirement of Italian government certification for Brunello di Montalcino imported t… more →
Do Bianchi
Italian Vintage Report 2009
wrote 1 month ago: I love keeping myself and all of you updated on the growing seasons throughout the world. It not on … more →
An Indian Summer & Autumnal Eating in the Heart of Italy
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wrote 1 month ago: An abbreviated version of this article was recently published on CheapOair’s Travel Blog. My w … more →
Looking back at Brunello
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wrote 2 months ago: On Friday, Franco and I posted the news that the U.S. Alcohol, Tobacco, Tax, and Trade Bureau (TTB) … more →
The magic of Sagra del Tordo
wrote 2 months ago: Some days are just magical…and yesterday was one of those days. The town came alive as the fes … more →
Market day in Montalcino
wrote 2 months ago: I love Italian market days and Friday is market day in Montalcino. Even the foggy, rainy morning did … more →
Raindrops on the piazza
wrote 2 months ago: Rainy Thursday morning here in Montalcino. Sitting at Fiaschetteria having my cappucino watching the … more →
Whispers through the valley
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wrote 2 months ago: Buon giorno, tutti. Once again, I find myself at Cafe Fiaschetteria for my morning cappucino. Yester … more →
Sunday morning in Montalcino
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wrote 2 months ago: Buon giorno, tutti. Sitting at Cafe Fiaschettera in the Piazza del Popolo in Montalcino….enjoy … more →
Vin Santo: an overlooked "orange" wine? (and a more likely explanation of its name)
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wrote 3 months ago: Above: Ale posted photos of grapes (Trebbiano and Malvasia) being laid out to dry on reed mats for t … more →
Biondi Santi Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 1981
wrote 3 months ago: Thanks to friend of mine today I had the opportunity to drink not only a wine, but simply a myth. Bi … more →
Banfi 2004 Brunello, I cannot tell a lie (and other notes and posts on 04 Brunello)
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wrote 3 months ago: Tracie B snapped the above pic of me using my Blackberry the other night, when she came home with an … more →
Frescobaldi Luce 1999
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wrote 4 months ago: Luce is the first Supertuscan produced in the area of Montalcino, much more famous for the Brunello. … more →
Mexican porn: Bahia adds tortilla soup to its menu
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wrote 4 months ago: Above: Bahia Don Bravo’s new Tortilla Soup was too sexy to resist. No trip home to La Jolla wh … more →
Decanter.com publishes a post by me and Franco
wrote 4 months ago: Today, Decanter.com published a post on recent developments in Montalcino, authored by me and my par … more →
Keeping the world safe for Italian wine
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wrote 4 months ago: Above: Franco Ziliani and I tasted some fantastic Franciacorta together last September in Erbusco (b … more →
Deep Throat speaks from Montalcino
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wrote 5 months ago: As in Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, the shadows cast upon the walls of a wine cellar outline n … more →
Brunello di Montalcino Innocenti
wrote 5 months ago: Yesterday I tried this wine, in my opinion good expecially considering it’s not so expensive. … more →
A quixotic appeal to Brunello producers must not go unheard
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wrote 5 months ago: One of Italy’s greatest and most polemical wine writers, Franco Ziliani is first and foremost … more →
Best Brunello Producers
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wrote 5 months ago: Plaque hanging outside the offices of the Consorzio Brunello di Montalcino A few weeks ago, I wo … more →
